Re: [icu-support] ICU4C proposal to use C++11 in ICU 58

[Andy H. <and...@gm...>]

Visual Studio 2015 supports char16_t and Unicode string literals. It is the
first version to do so.

  -- And

On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 1:04 PM, Lewis Henderson <hen...@op...>
wrote:

> Hi Markus,
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> Just a quick question – what about Microsoft Visual Studio?  I’ve been
> using 2010 (since it’s been stable for a while), but it doesn’t support the
> full C++11 standard, particularly char16_t.  I don’t know about 2012 or
> 2015.
>
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>
>                                                                 Lewis
> Henderson
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> *From:* Markus Scherer [mailto:mar...@gm...]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 20, 2016 3:58 PM
> *To:* icu-design <icu...@li...>; ICU support mailing
> list <icu...@li...>
> *Subject:* [icu-support] ICU4C proposal to use C++11 in ICU 58
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> Dear ICU team & users,
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> We have finally decided to use C++11 features in the ICU implementation,
> at least as far as they are widely supported
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__en.cppreference.com_w_cpp_compiler-5Fsupport&d=CwMFaQ&c=ZgVRmm3mf2P1-XDAyDsu4A&r=yAhF6NGJ7EPmZkvswZOswwnYxaueKkO53V282tTn1P4&m=zquc6d9VqGWTPtiizSj6kFu5C7RRHMsZrQbkOEI-Ri8&s=zz4xlkNaDl9C3lpeAJnv5tKjkFbcehb20DRrbSdXyDI&e=>
> in modern versions of compilers (excluding “Digital Mars C++” aka Zortech
> C++/Symantec C++). This means that ICU4C will have to be compiled with a
> compiler that supports C++11, and configured to do so.
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> We also propose to use C++11 in public ICU header files, for example using
> constexpr, override, deleted functions, and noexcept. This means that
> applications which call ICU4C C++ APIs will also have to be compiled with
> C++11. It should have no effect on applications which call only C APIs.
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> Please let us know right away if you have strong concerns about using
> C++11 in public ICU header files.
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> Sincerely,
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> markus
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> http://bugs.icu-project.org/trac/ticket/12643
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__bugs.icu-2Dproject.org_trac_ticket_12643&d=CwMFaQ&c=ZgVRmm3mf2P1-XDAyDsu4A&r=yAhF6NGJ7EPmZkvswZOswwnYxaueKkO53V282tTn1P4&m=zquc6d9VqGWTPtiizSj6kFu5C7RRHMsZrQbkOEI-Ri8&s=C2vPzWYu1v5BFDHDZf7YeSYxnDL1YiKkvPeBOv5wzxU&e=>
> "ICU4C 58 using C++11"
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