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List:       cmake
Subject:    Re: [CMake] C++ standard version fallbacks.
From:       Stephen Kelly <steveire () gmail ! com>
Date:       2017-06-05 21:50:11
Message-ID: oh4jmd$jr7$2 () blaine ! gmane ! org
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Roger Leigh wrote:

> Hi folks,
> 
> I'm currently using this logic to use C++14 with a fallback to C++11
> when C++14 is unavailable:
> 
> if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD)
> set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 14)
> endif()
> if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED)
> set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED 11)
> endif()
> 
> which seems to work OK.
> 
> However, for some new stuff, I'd like to use C++17 when available, but
> fall back to C++14, C++11 or C++98.  Is it possible to do this?

Probably set CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 

without CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED (That variable doesn't really make sense 
to me and I think it is overused when not needed).

> - I'd like it to work on older CMake versions where "17" isn't a valid
> version for the above; is there any way to introspect the supported
> standards?

Not currently. It could be added now (as a global property), but that won't 
help you for existing CMake versions.

> - And I'd like it to fall back intelligently, i.e. if 17 isn't available
> I want it to select the newest standard possible, rather than falling
> back all the way to 98

I think it already does that.

Thanks,

Steve.


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