Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2023 19:31:47 +0000
>> I'm not sure why this is different from any other feature-test macro.
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> What would be the use case for this?
Well, certainly some feature-test macros indicate the presence of significant portable functionality: __cpp_lib_ranges_iota, for example. It is equally certain that feature-test macros are of less value when they indicate the presence of things that do not have such portable functionality. Set against this is the questionable value that a "really does what I ask" test has in a context where "really" isn't very meaningful.
Davis
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> What would be the use case for this?
Well, certainly some feature-test macros indicate the presence of significant portable functionality: __cpp_lib_ranges_iota, for example. It is equally certain that feature-test macros are of less value when they indicate the presence of things that do not have such portable functionality. Set against this is the questionable value that a "really does what I ask" test has in a context where "really" isn't very meaningful.
Davis
Received on 2023-02-08 19:31:50