# 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 () include(CheckCXXSourceCompiles) set(required_gcc_version 7.0) set(required_clang_version 4.0) set(required_apple_clang_version 6.0) set(cxx17_flag "-std=c++17") macro(cxx17_compile_test) check_cxx_source_compiles(" #include int main() { std::optional a; }" cxx17_works) if (NOT cxx17_works) message(FATAL_ERROR "failed using C++17 for compilation") endif () endmacro() 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: " "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_VERSION}") endif () elseif ( MSVC ) set(cxx17_flag "/std:c++17") else() # Unrecognized compiler: fine to be permissive of other compilers as long # as they are able to support C++17 and can compile the test program, but # we just won't be able to give specific advice on what compiler version a # user needs in the case it actually doesn't support C++17. endif () set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${cxx17_flag}") cxx17_compile_test() set(HAVE_CXX17 true)