Re:C++23 “Pandemic Edition” is complete
by rnikander on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @09:37AM
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Do some companies fund GCC C++ development? It seems too hairy for only heroic volunteers to get it done, but I don't know.
Red-Hat for example.
Re:C++23 “Pandemic Edition” is complete
by rnikander on Tuesday February 14, 2023 @09:28AM
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I wonder if I can use GCC on macOS to build apps for macOS/iOS that can be App Store deployed. Or if I'm stuck with Clang there.
These days I still use macOS and exist in the Apple ecosystem. I wouldn't mind moving to Linux, but unfortunately I need a MacBook to do work where I build iOS apps. I wonder if there is a way around that.
Apple is quite clear what are the official languages for iOS apps and what role C++ plays on that, like MSL and DriverKit. Note how many C++ talks happen at WWDC.
You're pretty much stuck with clang, unless you feel like hacking around the toolchain workflows.
The problem with clang is called Apple and Google, as they decided to focus on their own languages (Swift, Objective-C, Carbon, C++17 being good enough), the compiler vendors that profit from clang forks haven't cared that much to contribute to upstream.
Meanwhile VC++ and GCC are quite green on C++20 compliance, and GCC modules are almost there as well.