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See also [[C++11]], [[C++17]].
See also [[C++11]], [[C++17]], [[C++23]].


Some things that will be interesting to use once C++20 is common:
Some things that will be interesting to use once C++20 is common:
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| <code>std::span</code>            || C++20 || style="background: lightgreen;" | from 1.4  || 10    || 11.0.3 || Handle buffers like standard library containers without risk of overflow.
| <code>std::span</code>            || C++20 || style="background: lightgreen;" | from 1.4  || 10    || 11.0.3 || Handle buffers like standard library containers without risk of overflow.
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| <code>std::format</code>          || C++20 || style="background: pink;"       |   not yet || 13    || 15.3  || Better and more efficient formatting of strings. [https://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2019/p0645r10.html Text Formatting]
| <code>std::format</code>          || C++20 || style="background: lightgreen;" | from 1.5 || 13    || 15.3  || Better and more efficient formatting of strings. [https://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2019/p0645r10.html Text Formatting]
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| <code>std::lerp</code>            || C++20 || style="background: lightgreen;" | from 1.4  ||  9    || 11.0.3 || Linear interpolation. (ui/tools/pencil-tool.cpp)
| <code>std::lerp</code>            || C++20 || style="background: lightgreen;" | from 1.4  ||  9    || 11.0.3 || Linear interpolation. (ui/tools/pencil-tool.cpp)
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| <code>std::bit_floor</code>      || C++20 || style="background: lightgreen;" | from 1.4  || 9/10  || 11.0.3/13.0.0 || Compute floor(log2(x)). (helper/mathfns.h)
| <code>std::bit_floor</code>      || C++20 || style="background: lightgreen;" | from 1.4  || 9/10  || 11.0.3/13.0.0 || Compute <code>floor(log2(x))</code>. (helper/mathfns.h)
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| <code>Concepts</code>            || C++20 ||                                   from 1.4? || 6/10  || 12.0.0 Partial || Safer templating. (ui/controller.h)
| Concepts                         || C++20 || style="background: lightgreen;" | from 1.5 || 6/10  || 12.0.0 Partial || Safer templating. (ui/controller.h)
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| <code>Coroutines</code>          || C++20 || style="background: pink;" |         not yet || 10    || 10.0.1 Partial,<br/> 15.3 Full || Simpler asynchronous code. (trace/trace.cpp)
| Coroutines                       || C++20 || style="background: lightgreen;" | from 1.5 || 10    || 10.0.1 Partial,<br/> 15.3 Full || Simpler asynchronous code. (trace/trace.cpp)
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| <code>std::make_unique_for_overwrite</code>
| <code>std::make_unique_for_overwrite</code>
                                     || C++20 || style="background: pink;" |         not yet || 11    || 15.0.0 || Don't zero arrays allocated using std::make_unique. (util/pool.cpp)
                                     || C++20 || style="background: lightgreen;" | from 1.5 || 11    || 15.0.0 || Don't zero arrays allocated using std::make_unique. (util/pool.cpp)
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| <code>Ranges</code>              || C++20 || style="background: pink;" |         not yet ||        || ? || for (init; decl : expr). (ui/dialog/swatches.cpp)
| Ranges                           || C++20 || style="background: lightgreen;" | from 1.5 ||        || ? || (ui/dialog/swatches.cpp)
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| <code>[https://stackoverflow.com/a/60244416/5075760 Structural templates]</code>
| [https://stackoverflow.com/a/60244416/5075760 Structural templates]
                                     || C++20 ||                                  from 1.4? ||        || Partial || Allow instances of arbitrary literal classes as template parameters. (display/drawing.cpp)
                                     || C++20 ||                                  from 1.4? ||        || Partial || Allow instances of arbitrary literal classes as template parameters. (display/drawing.cpp)
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| <code>Mathematical Constants</code>
| Mathematical Constants           || C++20 ||                                            || 10    || 12.0.5 || Constants like <code>std::numbers::pi</code>.
                                    || C++20 ||                                            || 10    || 12.0.5 || Constants like std::numbers::pi.    
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| Heterogenous lookup in <code>std::unordered_map</code>
                                    || C++20 || style="background: lightgreen;" | from 1.5 ||        ||        || Faster lookup, use of smart pointers as keys.
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|<code>consteval static</code> member functions
|C++20
| style="background: pink;" | not yet
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|Guaranteed compile time evaluation of member functions (stronger than <code>constexpr</code>)
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* Apple Clang: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode-release-notes
* Apple Clang: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode-release-notes


As of 27 March 2024, the CI runners for the various supported platforms are
As of 21 September 2025, the CI runners for the various supported platforms are
* Linux:
* Linux: GCC 13.3.0 (on Ubuntu 24.04)
** appimage:linux: GNU 13.2.0 (building on Ubuntu 23.10)
* Windows: GCC 15.1.0
** inkscape:linux: Same as above
* macOS: Apple Clang 17.0.0
* Windows
* Android: Clang 19.0.0 (on Ubuntu 24.04)
** inkscape:windows:build: GNU 13.2.0 (temporarily disabled since GTK4 port)
** inkscape:windows:dist: Same as above
* macOS:
** inkscape::macos:arm: Apple Clang 15.0.0
** inkscape:macos:x64: Apple Clang 13.0.0 (temporarily disabled since GTK4 port)


We strive to support latest Debian stable and latest Ubuntu LTS. However, we had to break that promise since the GTK4 port, which requires gtkmm4 >= 4.14:
We support the latest Debian stable and latest Ubuntu LTS.
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! Distro                        || gcc    || clang  || gtkmm4
! Distro                        || gcc    || clang  || glib || glibmm || gtk4 || gtkmm4
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| Debian 12 (Bookworm, stable)  || 12.2.0 || 15.0.6 || 4.8.3
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| Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy Jellyfish) || 12.3.0 || 15.0.7 || Not packaged!
| Debian 13 (Trixie)             || 14.2.0 || 19.0   || 2.84.4 || 2.84.0 || 4.18.6 || 4.18.0
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| Ubuntu 23.04 (Lunar)          || 13.1.0 || 16.0.0 || 4.10.1
| Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble)          || 13.3.0 || 18.1.3 || 2.80.0 || 2.78.1 || 4.14.2 || style="background: wheat;" | 4.10.1
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Ubuntu users therefore have the following options:
The build requires glibmm >= 2.78.1 and gtkmm4 >= 4.14, however Inkscape will compile its own gtkmm4 if the system version is too old, so building on Ubuntu 24.04 still works out of the box.
 
* Wait for Ubuntu 24.04, expected around 25 April 2024.
* Upgrade to Ubuntu 24.04 now.
* Upgrade to Ubuntu 23.10 and build gtkmm4 from source, as is currently done by CI.
* ???


Deprecated items that we still use:
Deprecated items that we still use:
* warning: implicit capture of ‘this’ via ‘[=]’ is deprecated in C++20 [-Wdeprecated] https://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2018/p0806r2.html
* warning: implicit capture of ‘this’ via ‘[=]’ is deprecated in C++20 [-Wdeprecated] https://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2018/p0806r2.html
* warning: bitwise operation between different enumeration types ‘Box3D::Axis’ and ‘Box3D::FrontOrRear’ is deprecated [-Wdeprecated-enum-enum-conversion]
* warning: bitwise operation between different enumeration types ‘Box3D::Axis’ and ‘Box3D::FrontOrRear’ is deprecated [-Wdeprecated-enum-enum-conversion]

Latest revision as of 21:16, 21 September 2025

See also C++11, C++17, C++23.

Some things that will be interesting to use once C++20 is common:

Feature Since Can use? GCC Apple Clang Comment
std::span C++20 from 1.4 10 11.0.3 Handle buffers like standard library containers without risk of overflow.
std::format C++20 from 1.5 13 15.3 Better and more efficient formatting of strings. Text Formatting
std::lerp C++20 from 1.4 9 11.0.3 Linear interpolation. (ui/tools/pencil-tool.cpp)
std::bit_floor C++20 from 1.4 9/10 11.0.3/13.0.0 Compute floor(log2(x)). (helper/mathfns.h)
Concepts C++20 from 1.5 6/10 12.0.0 Partial Safer templating. (ui/controller.h)
Coroutines C++20 from 1.5 10 10.0.1 Partial,
15.3 Full
Simpler asynchronous code. (trace/trace.cpp)
std::make_unique_for_overwrite C++20 from 1.5 11 15.0.0 Don't zero arrays allocated using std::make_unique. (util/pool.cpp)
Ranges C++20 from 1.5 ? (ui/dialog/swatches.cpp)
Structural templates C++20 from 1.4? Partial Allow instances of arbitrary literal classes as template parameters. (display/drawing.cpp)
Mathematical Constants C++20 10 12.0.5 Constants like std::numbers::pi.
Heterogenous lookup in std::unordered_map C++20 from 1.5 Faster lookup, use of smart pointers as keys.
consteval static member functions C++20 not yet Guaranteed compile time evaluation of member functions (stronger than constexpr)

References:

As of 21 September 2025, the CI runners for the various supported platforms are

  • Linux: GCC 13.3.0 (on Ubuntu 24.04)
  • Windows: GCC 15.1.0
  • macOS: Apple Clang 17.0.0
  • Android: Clang 19.0.0 (on Ubuntu 24.04)

We support the latest Debian stable and latest Ubuntu LTS.

Distro gcc clang glib glibmm gtk4 gtkmm4
Debian 13 (Trixie) 14.2.0 19.0 2.84.4 2.84.0 4.18.6 4.18.0
Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble) 13.3.0 18.1.3 2.80.0 2.78.1 4.14.2 4.10.1

The build requires glibmm >= 2.78.1 and gtkmm4 >= 4.14, however Inkscape will compile its own gtkmm4 if the system version is too old, so building on Ubuntu 24.04 still works out of the box.

Deprecated items that we still use: