Re: [boost] Boost is supposed to serve *the entire C++ community; it isn't Boost's goal to serve Boost's community*

On Sun, May 22, 2016 at 06:53:36PM +1000, Vladimir Batov wrote:

On 2016-05-22 18:15, degski wrote:

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On 22 May 2016 at 10:53, Rainer Deyke wrote:

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I like to think I'm more up to date than the average C++ user. ... The gcc that comes with my operating system is version 4.8, which predates C++ 14.

LOL - That was really really funny...

What's so funny?.. That he is a s/w professional running LTS Ubuntu (which does have gcc-4.8) and developing real applications for real companies?

Hello Vladimir, Just to put this into perspective: Ubuntu 16.4 is an LTS release that uses g++-5.3.x. You can also install clang/llvm with apt-get to have access to two c++14 compilers, with no customization effort required. enjoy, Karen -- Karen Shaeffer Be aware: If you see an obstacle in your path, Neuralscape Services that obstacle is your path. Zen proverb