On Mar 27, 2018, at 09:43, Benjamin Redelings wrote:
> Following on to this question, how does a port require a c++ compiler that
> supports c++14?
>
> Currently, in science/bali-phy I use the following, which is similar to
> editors/textmate2 and games/gdash.
>
> # Needs support for -std=c++14.
> compiler.blacklist {clang < 602}
>
> I see that gdash uses blacklist-append, which is probably better.
Yes, please. In addition to including the cxx11 1.1 portgroup.
> For reference, homebrew allows "needs :cxx14". Please do not smite me for
> mentioning homebrew.
>
> I suppose there could be a c++14 portgroup?
There has been prior discussion, in which I proposed that MacPorts base should
offer a configure.something option or options where a port can specify which C
and/or C++ language standard it requires. The cxx11 1.1 portgroup, and in
future MacPorts base itself, could then be modified to blacklist compilers that
do not support that language standard. I still think that's a good idea.
There should *not* be a separate cxx14 portgroup. That would be unnecessary
duplication of code.
