Compiler support for C++11

 

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Language

Standard library

Standard library headers

Named requirements

Feature test macros(C++20)

Language support library

Concepts library(C++20)

Diagnostics library

Memory management library

Metaprogramming library(C++11)

General utilities library

Containers library

Iterators library

Ranges library(C++20)

Algorithms library

Strings library

Text processing library

Numerics library

Date and time library

Input/output library

Filesystem library(C++17)

Concurrency support library(C++11)

Execution control library(C++26)

Technical specifications

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External libraries

 

Compiler support

C++11

C++14

C++17

C++20

C++23

C++26

 

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C++11 core language features

C++11 feature	Paper(s)	GCC	Clang	MSVC	Apple Clang	EDG eccp	Intel C++	Nvidia HPC C++ (ex PGI)*	Nvidia nvcc	Cray	Embarcadero C++ Builder	IBM Open XL C++ for AIX	IBM Open XL C++ for z/OS	IBM XL C++	Sun/Oracle C++	HP aCC	Digital Mars C++
C99 preprocessor	N1653	4.3	Yes	19.0 (2015)*(partial)* 19.26*	Yes	4.1	11.1	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	10.1	5.9	A.06.25	Yes
static_assert  (FTM)*	N1720	4.3	2.9	16.0*	Yes	4.1	11.0	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	11.1	5.13	A.06.25	8.52
Right angle brackets	N1757	4.3	Yes	14.0*	Yes	4.1	11.0	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	12.1	5.13
Extended friend declarations	N1791	4.7	2.9	16.0*	Yes	4.1	11.1 (partial) 12.0	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	11.1	5.13	A.06.25
long long	N1811	Yes	Yes	14.0*	Yes	Yes	Yes	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
auto	N1984	4.4	Yes	16.0*	Yes	3.9	11.0 (partial)* 12.0	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	11.1	5.13	A.06.25
Delegating constructors  (FTM)*	N1986	4.7	3.0	18.0*	Yes	4.7	14.0	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	11.1	5.13	A.06.28
externtemplate	N1987	3.3	Yes	12.0*	Yes	3.9	9.0	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	11.1	5.13	A.06.25
constexpr  (FTM)*	N2235	4.6	3.1	19.0 (2015)*	Yes	4.6	13.0 (partial) 14.0	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	12.1 (partial) 13.1	5.13	A.06.28
char16_t and char32_t  (FTM)*	N2249	4.4	2.9	19.0 (2015)*	Yes	4.4	12.1 (partial)* 14.0	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	13.1.1*	5.13	A.06.27	8.52
Compiler support for type traits. N2255*	N2255 N2984 N3142	4.3 (partial)* 4.8 (partial)* 5	3.0	14.0* (partial)* 19.0 (2015)*	Yes	4.0	10.0	2015		8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	13.1.3	5.13	6.16
Template aliases  (FTM)*	N2258	4.7	3.0	18.0*	Yes	4.2	12.1	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	13.1.1*	5.13	A.06.27
alignas	N2341	4.8	3.0	19.0 (2015)*	Yes	4.8	15.0	2015	7.0	8.6	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	13.1.2*	5.13
alignof	N2341	4.5	2.9	19.0 (2015)*	Yes	4.8	15.0	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	13.1.2*	5.13
Defaulted and deleted functions	N2346	4.4	3.0	18.0*	Yes	4.1	12.0	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	13.1	5.13	A.06.25
Strongly-typed enum	N2347	4.4	2.9	16.0* (partial) 17.0*	Yes	4.0	13.0	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	12.1	5.13	A.06.25
Atomic operations	N2427	4.4	3.1	17.0*	Yes	Yes	13.0	2015		8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	13.1.2*	5.14
nullptr	N2431	4.6	2.9	16.0*	Yes	4.2	12.1	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	13.1	5.13	A.06.27	8.52
Explicit conversion operators	N2437	4.5	3.0	18.0*	Yes	4.4	13.0	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	12.1	5.13	A.06.27
ref-qualifiers  (FTM)*	N2439	4.8.1	2.9	19.0 (2015)*	Yes	4.7	14.0	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	13.1.2*	5.13	A.06.28
Unicode string literals  (FTM)*	N2442	4.4	3.0	19.0 (2015)*	Yes	4.7	11.0*	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	10.1* 13.1.1*	5.7	A.06.28	8.52
Raw string literals  (FTM)*	N2442	4.5	Yes	18.0*	Yes	4.7	14.0	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	13.1.1, except AIX xlC 13.1.3*	5.13	A.06.28	8.52
Inline namespaces	N2535	4.4	2.9	19.0 (2015)*	Yes	4.5	14.0	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	11.1	5.13	A.06.28
Inheriting constructors  (FTM)*	N2540	4.8	3.3	19.0 (2015)*	Yes	4.8	15.0	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	13.1.1*	5.13
Trailing function return types	N2541	4.4	2.9	16.0*	Yes	4.1	12.0	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	12.1	5.13	A.06.27
Unrestricted unions	N2544	4.6	3.0	19.0 (2015)*	Yes	4.6	14.0*	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	13.1.2*	5.13	A.06.28
Variadic templates  (FTM)*	N2242 N2555	4.3 (partial)* 4.4	2.9	18.0*	Yes	4.3 (partial)* 4.3	12.1	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	11.1 (partial)*	5.13	A.06.27
Expression SFINAE	N2634	4.4	2.9	19.14*	Yes	4.2	12.1	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0
Local and unnamed types as template parameters	N2657	4.5	2.9	16.0*	Yes	4.2	12.0	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	13.1.2*	5.13	A.06.27
Thread-local storage	N2659	4.4 (partial) 4.8	3.3*	16.0* (partial) 19.0 (2015)*	Yes	4.8	11.1 (partial) 15.0*	2015		8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	10.1 (partial)* 13.1.2 (partial)*	5.9 (partial)		8.52 (partial)
Dynamic initialization and destruction with concurrency (magic statics)  (FTM)*	N2660	4.3	2.9	19.0 (2015)*	Yes	Yes	11.1*	2015		8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	13.1.2*	5.13	A.06.25
Garbage Collection and Reachability-Based Leak Detection	N2670
Initializer lists  (FTM)*	N2672	4.4	3.1	18.0*	Yes	4.5	13.0 (partial) 14.0	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	13.1.2*	5.13	A.06.28
Non-static data member initializers  (FTM)*	N2756	4.7	3.0	18.0*	Yes	4.6	14.0	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	13.1.2*	5.13	A.06.28
Attributes, [[noreturn]]  (FTM)*	N2761	4.8	3.3	19.0 (2015)*	Yes	4.2	12.1	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	13.1.1*	5.13	A.06.27
[[carries_dependency]]	N2556 N2643		3.3*									17.1.0*
Forward (opaque) enum declarations	N2764	4.6	3.1	17.0*	Yes	4.5	11.1 (partial) 14.0	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	12.1	5.13
User-defined literals  (FTM)*	N2765	4.7	3.1	19.0 (2015)*	Yes	4.8	15.0	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	13.1.2*	5.14
Rvalue references  (FTM)*	N2118 N2844 CWG1138	4.3 (partial)* 4.5	2.9	16.0*(partial)* 17.0*	Yes	4.5	11.1 (partial)* 12.0 (partial)* 14.0	2015	7.0*	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	12.1	5.13	A.06.25
Lambda expressions  (FTM)*	N2550 N2658 N2927	4.5	3.1	16.0*(partial)* 17.0*	Yes	4.1	12.0	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	13.1.2*	5.13	A.06.25
Range-for loop  (FTM)*	N2930 N3271	4.6	3.0	17.0*	Yes	4.5	13.0	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	13.1.2*	5.13	A.06.28
noexcept	N3050	4.6	3.0	19.0 (2015)*	Yes	4.5	14.0	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	13.1.1*	5.13	A.06.28
Defaulted move specialmemberfunctions	N3053	4.6	3.0	19.0 (2015)*	Yes	4.5	14.0	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0		5.13	A.06.25
override and final	N2928 N3206 N3272	4.7	2.9	14.0* (partial) 17.0*	Yes	4.8	12.0 (partial)* 14.0	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	13.1.1*	5.13
decltype  (FTM)*	N2343 N3276	4.3 (partial)* 4.8.1	2.9	16.0*(partial)* 17.0*	Yes	4.2 (partial)* 4.8	11.0 (partial)* 12.0	2015	7.0	8.4	Yes	17.1.0	1.1.0	11.1 (partial)*	5.13	A.06.25	8.52 (partial)*
C++11 feature	Paper(s)	GCC	Clang	MSVC	Apple Clang	EDG eccp	Intel C++	Nvidia HPC C++ (ex PGI)*	Nvidia nvcc	Cray	Embarcadero C++ Builder	IBM Open XL C++ for AIX	IBM Open XL C++ for z/OS	IBM XL C++	Sun/Oracle C++	HP aCC	Digital Mars C++

C++11 library features

C++11 feature	Paper(s)	GCC libstdc++	Clang libc++	MSVC STL	Apple Clang*	IBM Open XL C/C++ for AIX*	Sun/Oracle C++*	Embarcadero C++ Builder*
Regular expressions library	N1429	4.9	2.8	Yes	Yes	17.1.0
Type traits. N1836*	N1836 N2240 N2244 N2255 N2342 N2984 N3142	4.3 (partial)* 4.8 (partial)* 5	3.0	14.0* (partial)* 19.0 (2015)*	Yes	17.1.0	5.13	Yes
Member functions cbegin, cend, crbegin, and crend of containers	N1913 LWG1192	4.3 (partial)* 4.5	Yes*	16.0*	Yes*	17.1.0
Garbage Collection and Reachability-Based Leak Detection (library support)	N2670	6 (no-op)*	3.4 (no-op)*	19.0 (2015)* (no-op)*	Yes (no-op)*	17.1.0
Money, Time, and hexfloat I/O manipulators	N2071 N2072	5	3.8	19.0 (2015)*	Yes	17.1.0	5.15
Disallowing COW (copy-on-write)std::basic_string	N2668	5	Yes	Yes	Yes	17.1.0	Yes
C++11 feature	Paper(s)	GCC libstdc++	Clang libc++	MSVC STL	Apple Clang*	IBM Open XL C/C++ for AIX*	Sun/Oracle C++*	Embarcadero C++ Builder*