On Thu, 15 Dec 2022, 20:04 Jonathan Wakely, <jwakely....@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Thu, 15 Dec 2022, 19:50 U.Mutlu, <u...@mutluit.com> wrote: > >> Jakub Jelinek wrote on 12/15/22 17:59: >> > On Thu, Dec 15, 2022 at 05:53:19PM +0100, U.Mutlu wrote: >> >> On this page all ISO C++ standards versions of gcc/g++ are listed, >> except C++03: >> >> https://gcc.gnu.org/projects/cxx-status.html >> >> >> >> This looks much like an error/omission b/c g++ has the options >> -std=c++03 >> >> and -std=gnu++03 >> > >> > C++03 isn't a separate standard version, just technical corrigendum >> > and the page mentions it: >> > >> > C++98 Support in GCC >> > GCC has full support for the 1998 C++ standard as modified by the 2003 >> > technical corrigendum >> > >> > -std=c++03 is an alias to -std=c++98 and -std=gnu++03 is an alias to >> > -std=gnu++98 and the gcc manual explains that. >> > >> > Jakub >> >> >> Whatever, but they still could list it like the others and then give the >> explanation you gave. >> B/c otherwise it looks like as if the doc writer has forgotten one of the >> historic steps... >> > > I disagree. If you actually know what the -std=c++03 option means, you > wouldn't think that. And it already says GCC had full support for C++ 1998 > *including the 2003 Technical Corrigendum*. > > The document doesn't need to be clear to people who have no idea what C++ > is, or what the gcc options mean, because that's not the audience it's > intended for > We could add "The options -std=c++03 and -std=gnu++03 are equivalent to -std=c++98 and -std=gnu++98, respectively." To the very end. That would not be as misleading as adding a separate artificial listing for C++03.
