[Xapian-tickets] [Xapian] #768: Compilation issue with with --std=gnu++17

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#768: Compilation issue with with --std=gnu++17
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 Reporter:  stac47        |             Owner:  olly
     Type:  defect        |            Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |         Milestone:
Component:  Build system  |           Version:  1.4.5
 Severity:  normal        |        Resolution:
 Keywords:                |        Blocked By:
 Blocking:                |  Operating System:  All
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Changes (by olly):

 * component:  Other => Build system


Comment:

 This definitely needs addressing, but is there a good reason to be
 compiling the library itself with `--std=gnu++17` at this point?

 The external API headers should work fine with `--std=gnu++17`, and so you
 should be able to compile the library using GCC 8.2.0 with its default C++
 dialect, and then use it in an application you compile with
 `--std=gnu++17`.

 (And even if/when a future GCC switches to C++17 by default, using
 `--std=gnu++14` or `--std=gnu++11` should still work for compiling the
 library).

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