[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #65034] Enable polymorphic allocators in API by default (for .mex)

[Markus Mützel]

URL:
  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?65034>

                 Summary: Enable polymorphic allocators in API by default (for
.mex)
                   Group: GNU Octave
               Submitter: mmuetzel
               Submitted: Thu 14 Dec 2023 05:58:48 PM CET
                Category: Configuration and Build System
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
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             Open/Closed: Open
                 Release: dev
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Date: Thu 14 Dec 2023 05:58:48 PM CET By: Markus Mützel <mmuetzel>
During last developer meeting, we talked about enabling
std::pmr::polymorphic_allocator in Octave's API by default.
I'm having seconds thoughts about doing that on the stable branch shortly
before a release.

These polymorphic allocators are a new feature of the STL in C++17. Most
common compilers and the corresponding STL implementations should be
supporting that feature by now. However, that would require that all Octave
packages (or other binaries that include Octave headers in their sources)
would need to support at least C++17.
That might not be the case.

Most packages (or other sources) that would fail to compile would probably
just need to remove flags like "-std=gnu++14". Probably, only few would
actually need to adapt their code.

Nevertheless, it might be better to switch the default for that configure flag
first only on the default branch. And maybe announce in the NEWS for Octave 9
that this change is imminent.
That might give package developers and users a head start when it comes to
checking their build flags.

What do you think?








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