GCC version woes

[honey the codewitch]

GCC reports different versions for different platforms, meaning I can't compare the version of GCC i'm running on windows with the one that's running at Travis-CI. The trouble is my code compiles fine locally, but fails at travis-CI and compiler version differences are the only things I can think of at this point that would explain it. I was hoping to optimize my C++14 rendition of my GFX code a little, and bring it up to par with the C++17 version but the g++ compiler at travis-CI will not eat my code no matter how I coax it. I'm completely stumped and frustrated because my morning started on an optimistic note - i saw an opportunity for optimization - and I was rewarded with broken build after broken build. :(( EDIT: AHA Was told how to update the distro running at travis-CI and it worked.

To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.

[Greg Utas]

C++11 FTW. :-D

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[Richard Andrew x64]

You need to google the "Works on My Machine" sticker. :-D

The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.

[honey the codewitch]

The problem with that is C++11's ability to evaluate at compile time is extremely limited compared to later versions of C++, and I routinely open a dialogue with the compiler in my code. Basically, my code relies heavily on compile time evaluation of complicated expressions - even bit shifts that aren't byte aligned. You just can't do it with C++11 or I would have. C++14 is the lowest one I can target to get the features that I need. To do what I'm doing in C++11 is simply not possible. My code could not function the way that it does now. There's simply not language support for it.

To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.

[Greg Utas]

I'm glad to see that you updated your original post to say you got this sorted. Now I don't feel so guilty for trolling. :)

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[den2k88]

GCC is a :elephant: joke. Easily the worst compiler I had the displeasure of using, and I compiled VB6 software. The fact that linker arguments have to be passed in a specific order if a library calls some other library is the most bonkers "feature" I ever saw, and the error messages passed by the compiler are gibberish when compared to... well any other compiler out there (MSVC, Intel, GreenHills, Keil to name a few).

GCS/GE d--(d) s-/+ a C+++ U+++ P-- L+@ E-- W+++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++*      Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X

[honey the codewitch]

GCC is a fine compiler. It also happens to have a pluggable backend meaning it's a much better cross compiler than most other offerings In my opinion MSVC is garbage I don't even target it with my code, and which is probably why VS supports clang now. But of course we'll never agree on this.

To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.