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Diffstat (limited to 'include/ansidecl.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/ansidecl.h | 28 |
1 files changed, 22 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/include/ansidecl.h b/include/ansidecl.h index 6e4bfc2..ee93421 100644 --- a/include/ansidecl.h +++ b/include/ansidecl.h @@ -313,13 +313,29 @@ So instead we use the macro below and test it against specific values. */ #define ENUM_BITFIELD(TYPE) unsigned int #endif - /* This is used to mark a class or virtual function as final. */ -#if __cplusplus >= 201103L -#define GCC_FINAL final -#elif GCC_VERSION >= 4007 -#define GCC_FINAL __final +/* C++11 adds the ability to add "override" after an implementation of a + virtual function in a subclass, to: + (A) document that this is an override of a virtual function + (B) allow the compiler to issue a warning if it isn't (e.g. a mismatch + of the type signature). + + Similarly, it allows us to add a "final" to indicate that no subclass + may subsequently override the vfunc. + + Provide OVERRIDE and FINAL as macros, allowing us to get these benefits + when compiling with C++11 support, but without requiring C++11. + + For gcc, use "-std=c++11" to enable C++11 support; gcc 6 onwards enables + this by default (actually GNU++14). */ + +#if __cplusplus >= 201103 +/* C++11 claims to be available: use it: */ +#define OVERRIDE override +#define FINAL final #else -#define GCC_FINAL +/* No C++11 support; leave the macros empty: */ +#define OVERRIDE +#define FINAL #endif #ifdef __cplusplus |