aaron.ballman added a comment.

In D114639#3161440 <https://reviews.llvm.org/D114639#3161440>, @erichkeane 
wrote:

> In D114639#3161362 <https://reviews.llvm.org/D114639#3161362>, @aaron.ballman 
> wrote:
>
>> In D114639#3161303 <https://reviews.llvm.org/D114639#3161303>, @erichkeane 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> IMO, if we're updating the MSVC versions, we should do the same for the 
>>> GCC/Clang/AppleClang versions too.  For example, GCC 5.1 is from 2015, and 
>>> Clang 3.5 is from 2014.
>>
>> I'd be in favor of that; we could even see if we're ready to allow C++17 in 
>> the code base (which would be a pretty nice win for if init statements 
>> alone). However, it's also a bit orthogonal to this particular patch. Do you 
>> (or someone else) want to start an RFC?
>
> I believe the C++17 RFC was already on LLVM-dev last I saw?

Ah, I had missed that, thanks!

> That said, I commented because we typically try to update the 'minimum 
> versions' in lockstep best we can.  Bumping these versions is particularly 
> arduous, so I'd be against trying to do it piece-meal like this, particularly 
> as we're updating the NEWEST requirement (that is, VS2017 is newer than Clang 
> 3.5/GCC5.1!).

Fair point, thanks!


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