Difference between revisions of "C++17"
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| if constexpr || C++17 || style="background: lightgreen;" | from 1.1 || Guarantees the branches will be decided at compile-time | | if constexpr || C++17 || style="background: lightgreen;" | from 1.1 || Guarantees the branches will be decided at compile-time | ||
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| std::variant<…> || C++17 || style="background: lightgreen;" | from 1.1 || Type-safe union, where the contained type is known at runtime | |||
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| std::optional<…> || C++17 || style="background: lightgreen;" | from 1.1 || Object type (not a pointer or reference) which can either exist or be nullopt | |||
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| toxic feature of doom || || style="background: red;" | NO || Never use this (in case we stumble upon C++14/C++17 features that we really don't like) | | toxic feature of doom || || style="background: red;" | NO || Never use this (in case we stumble upon C++14/C++17 features that we really don't like) | ||
Revision as of 11:17, 13 April 2020
Usage status
This table lists C++14 and C++17 features and whether they can be used in Inkscape or not (yet). Add C++14 or C++17 features that you would like to use to the table, so that we know what to test for to increase the C++17 "allowance".
| Feature | Since | Can use? | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| std::make_unique<Foo>() | C++14 | from 1.1 | Replaces std::unique_ptr<Foo>(new Foo(…)) |
| constexpr | C++14 | from 1.1 | Declares a variable as usable in a const expression |
| if constexpr | C++17 | from 1.1 | Guarantees the branches will be decided at compile-time |
| std::variant<…> | C++17 | from 1.1 | Type-safe union, where the contained type is known at runtime |
| std::optional<…> | C++17 | from 1.1 | Object type (not a pointer or reference) which can either exist or be nullopt |
| toxic feature of doom | NO | Never use this (in case we stumble upon C++14/C++17 features that we really don't like) |
Platform status
We need to keep coordinated with the section on Distro Dependencies.
Also see this page:
Note that __cplusplus is always 1 for GCC 4.6 that is used on Windows. So #if __cplusplus < 201103L or variants does not work to choose between C++03 or C++11 code.
C++17 is well supported by all major compilers.
Compiler version when feature complete:
| GCC | Clang | MSVC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| C++17 | 7 (2017) | 4 (2017) (5 for constexpr lambda expressions) | 19.14 (2017) |
| C++20 | 10* | 10* | 19.22# |
'*' Mostly complete '#' About half complete