> This patch will set C11 as the "language level" for C code in the JDK code > base, similar to how we set C++14 for the C++ code. > > At this point, (almost) all our compilers support C11. The "almost" here is > the one exception, Visual Studio 2017. I've chosen to keep VS2017 as an > accepted compiler, and if that is used, we will still build without C11 as a > language level. This is a suboptimal solution however, and I think we should > start thinking about removing VS2017 as a supported compiler really soon. > > For further background on the switch to C11, see > [JDK-8292008](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8292008) and [this > mail](https://mail.openjdk.org/pipermail/jdk-dev/2022-August/006826.html). > > I have tested this patch with Tier 1-3 in Oracle's internal CI system.
Magnus Ihse Bursie has updated the pull request with a new target base due to a merge or a rebase. The pull request now contains four commits: - Remove VS2017 solution - Merge branch 'master' into use-c11 - Fix typo - 8292008: Transition the JDK to the common standard of C11 ------------- Changes: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/10077/files Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.org/?repo=jdk&pr=10077&range=02 Stats: 13 lines in 1 file changed: 0 ins; 10 del; 3 mod Patch: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/10077.diff Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.org/jdk pull/10077/head:pull/10077 PR: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/10077
