# Detect if compiler version is sufficient for supporting C++17. # If it is, CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS are modified appropriately and HAVE_CXX17 # is set to a true value. Else, CMake exits with a fatal error message. # This currently only works for GCC and Clang compilers. # In Cmake 3.8+, CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED should be able to replace # all the logic below. if (DEFINED HAVE_CXX17) return() endif () set(required_gcc_version 8.0) set(required_clang_version 9.0) set(required_msvc_version 19.14) set(required_apple_clang_version 11.4) if (MSVC) if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS ${required_msvc_version}) message( FATAL_ERROR "MSVC version must be at least " "${required_gcc_version} for C++17 support, detected: " "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION}") endif () set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /std:c++17") set(HAVE_CXX17 true) return() endif () include(CheckCXXSourceCompiles) set(cxx17_testcode "#include int main() { std::optional a; }") check_cxx_source_compiles("${cxx17_testcode}" cxx17_already_works) if (cxx17_already_works) # Nothing to do. Flags already select a suitable C++ version. set(HAVE_CXX17 true) return() endif () set(cxx17_flag "-std=c++17") if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU") if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS ${required_gcc_version}) message( FATAL_ERROR "GCC version must be at least " "${required_gcc_version} for C++17 support, detected: " "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION}") endif () elseif (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Clang") if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS ${required_clang_version}) message( FATAL_ERROR "Clang version must be at least " "${required_clang_version} for C++17 support, detected: " "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION}") endif () if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 5) set(cxx17_flag "-std=c++1z") endif () elseif (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "AppleClang") if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS ${required_apple_clang_version}) message( FATAL_ERROR "Apple Clang version must be at least " "${required_apple_clang_version} for C++17 support, detected: " "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION}") endif () else () # Unrecognized compiler: fine to be permissive of other compilers as long # as they are able to support C++17 and can compile the test program, but # we just won't be able to give specific advice on what compiler version a # user needs in the case it actually doesn't support C++17. endif () set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${cxx17_flag}") check_cxx_source_compiles("${cxx17_testcode}" cxx17_works) if (NOT cxx17_works) message(FATAL_ERROR "failed using C++17 for compilation") endif () set(HAVE_CXX17 true)