[Info-vax] Clang

[Dave Froble]

On 11/15/2022 4:14 PM, Stephen Hoffman wrote:
> On 2022-11-15 14:09:16 +0000, Simon Clubley said:
>
>> On 2022-11-14, Stephen Hoffman <seaohveh at hoffmanlabs.invalid> wrote:
>>> On 2022-11-14 19:06:26 +0000, Simon Clubley said:
>>>
>>>> And now you need a C++17 compiler to be able to build LLVM itself...
>>>
>>> Do you have a particular environment where that's an issue?
>>>
>>
>> Given how critical LLVM has become, I would prefer a much more conservative
>> upgrade schedule on the required language standards for use with LLVM itself.
>
>
> How long would you suggest waiting before starting to adopt C++17 features?
>
>
> ~Five years, and ~most of two standards, maybe?

I'm curious.  While I don't know diddly about C++, I'm wondering about all the 
rather often upgrades to the standard.  Was it that bad to begin with?  Does it 
really need such constant upgrades?


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