Platform compiler details You should use this list when you consider using C++ features introduced
in C++14 and later.
Some features are special cases and quite ugly. Beware.
Compiler versions and workarounds
Platform
Compiler name
Compiler version
Workarounds
Android
Clang (GCC libs)
NDK 15c
7
Apple iOS
Apple/Clang
Xcode 10/11
Apple OS X
Apple/Clang
Xcode 10/11
7
Emscripten
Clang/emcc
Latest
2.1, 7, 8
Maemo 5
GCC
6.0.1
3, 5, 6, 7, 8
Raspberry Pi
GCC
9.2.1
SteamOS
GCC
4.8.1
10
Fedora
GCC
9.2.1
Ubuntu
GCC
7.4.0
Ubuntu (alt.)
Clang
8.0.0
Windows (Win32)
MSVC++
MSVC 19
4
Windows (UWP)
MSVC++
MSVC 19
4
Nintendo Gekko
GCC
8.3.0
9
* Only necessary with Xcode versions before 8
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Notes
2.1
Removes uses of thread_local from code, no fallback
3
std::future is not implemented, replaced by single-thread solution.
4
OpenSSL support disabled, plain sockets only
5
Replace RUSAGE_THREAD with RUSAGE_SELF
6
Disables MAP_HUGETLB
7
No system() function defined
7.1
No execvpe() function defined, external programs will fail
8
No way to set thread names, pthread_setname_np() non-existent
9
Custom, platform-bound thread and atomics layer
10
std::regex is not properly implemented
CMake versions (for Dockerized and CI builds)
Platform
CMake version
Notes
Android
3.16.2
Runs on Ubuntu Bionic
Apple iOS/OSX
Recent version
Pulled from Brew
Emscripten
3.16.2
Runs on Ubuntu Xenial
Fedora
3.16.2
Runs on Fedora 28
Maemo 5
3.1.0
Latest compatible version for Maemo
Raspberry Pi
3.16.2
Runs on Ubuntu Bionic
SteamOS
3.2.2
Runs on Ubuntu Trusty
Ubuntu
3.16.2
Runs on Ubuntu Bionic
Windows (all)
Recent version
Pulled from Chocolatey