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 Though it's 2015 already, the support for C++11 is still a bit sparse. Currently, the following compilers are known to work:
 
-- GCC 4.8 - 5.2
+- GCC 4.9 - 5.2
 - Clang 3.4 - 3.7
 - Microsoft Visual C++ 14.0 RC