Re: [HACKERS] static assertions in C++

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter(dot)eisentraut(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
Cc: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Michael Paquier <michael(dot)paquier(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] static assertions in C++
Date: 2017-12-20 15:51:15
Message-ID: 12800.1513785075@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Peter Eisentraut <peter(dot)eisentraut(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> writes:
> On 12/20/17 00:57, Tom Lane wrote:
>> I do not have a well-informed opinion on whether
>> #if defined(__cpp_static_assert) && __cpp_static_assert >= 200410
>> is an appropriate test for static_assert() being available, but I'm
>> pretty suspicious of it because none of my C++ compilers seem to
>> take that path, not even recent stuff like clang 9.0.0.

> For clang, you apparently need to pass -std=c++11 or higher. With g++
> >=6, that's the default.

Ah. I did try -std=c++0x on one machine, but forgot to do so with
the newer clang. That does seem to make it take the static_assert
path on recent macOS.

regards, tom lane

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