C++11 Requirement for base

[Adrian Chadd]

On 5 October 2017 at 16:18, Warner Losh <imp at bsdimp.com> wrote:
> It's desirable that C++11 be fully supported in base. I'd like that to
> become a hard requirement soon. The jemalloc folks would like to simplify
> their code by using C++11  (in such a way that C++ wouldn't be required for
> C programs). That is the forcing function to my this message.
>
> The biggest problem doing that is gcc 4.2 still being required for trailing
> architectures. I'd like to move from vague plans of "eventually" or "before
> 12" to be a specific date. I'd propose 12/31/17 as the deadline for the
> trailing architectures to have in place a viable external toolchain support
> for this as I'd like to remove gcc 4.2 then as well.
>
> Comments?

pleaaase deorbit gcc-4.2 finally! ;)



-adrian