On 19/10/14 06:53 PM, Anthony G. Basile wrote: > the default is still gnu++98
what does this mean, how does it differ from c++98? > in the older ABI, can lead to a crippled system. what do you mean, will other packages break too? maybe "may lead to non-functioning or possibly broken packages". adjust as necessary; I am not familiar with what may break if incompatible libraries are linked together. > However, as c++11 gains in popularity and the number of packages using it > increase, it is important that users understand these precautions. what precautions? what am I supposed to do? is there a option to warn me if I try to do something stupid? should I check some packages on my system? remember that gcc-4.7 is literally all (standard) gentoo users, so a news item needs to be clear about who exactly needs to care about the issue, which here appears to be a small subset of "all (standard) gentoo users"; namely, those who specifically opt in to using C++11 (or are compiling such packages manually). also, strictly speaking, last I checked, the name of the standard is C++11; c++11 is just what gcc takes. and maybe some links about what could break if I link incompatible libraries together would be helpful, since the links don't seem to go over that (at least apparently; I did not read the entire contents).
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