Re: configure adds -std=gnu++11 to CXX variable

On Sun, May 26, 2024, at 12:31 PM, Paul Eggert wrote:
> As Zack mentioned, developers and builders need ways to say things like 
> "I want C++20 even if the compiler supports C++23". The simplest way to 
> do that would be to document the existing mechanism, which relies on 
> setting the appropriate cache variables. I volunteer to do that unless 
> someone else wants to do something fancier (which would make my work 
> unnecessary and possibly even counterproductive).

I intend to work on something for this - probably not *fancier*, but more presentable than cache variables - in June. If I haven't posted a patch by the beginning of July, please don't wait any longer.

zw