Re: C and C++ standard required by EPICS 7 Base and modules?

["J. Lewis Muir via Tech-talk" <tech-talk at aps.anl.gov>]

On 11/29, Michael Davidsaver wrote:
> On 11/28/23 21:19, J. Lewis Muir via Tech-talk wrote:
> > What C language standard (e.g., C99) and C++ language standard
> > (e.g., C++11) does EPICS 7 Base require?
> 
> Currently epics-base and the bundled PVA modules should build with -std=c++98.

Thanks!  And what about C?

> > Also, is there a C and C++ language standard for EPICS 7 modules?
> > 
> > BTW, the EPICS 7 Base build system does not specify a C and C++ standard
> > when compiling (e.g., via a "-std=" compiler option) on most platforms,
> > but I think it should on all platforms.  I only see that compiler option
> > being used in the following:
> 
> Of more practical importance than -std=... we test with older G++ and MSVC.
> 
> eg. with my PVXS modules, while I say >= c++11.  In practice my compatibility
> target is g++ >= 4.8 (circa RHEL7) which implemented most, but not all, of c++11.

Thanks!  And again, what about C?

Lewis