use C++11 if available; refs #176

ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx_11.m4

@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+# ============================================================================
+#  http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx_11.html
+# ============================================================================
+#
+# SYNOPSIS
+#
+#   AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_11([ext|noext],[mandatory|optional])
+#
+# DESCRIPTION
+#
+#   Check for baseline language coverage in the compiler for the C++11
+#   standard; if necessary, add switches to CXXFLAGS to enable support.
+#
+#   The first argument, if specified, indicates whether you insist on an
+#   extended mode (e.g. -std=gnu++11) or a strict conformance mode (e.g.
+#   -std=c++11).  If neither is specified, you get whatever works, with
+#   preference for an extended mode.
+#
+#   The second argument, if specified 'mandatory' or if left unspecified,
+#   indicates that baseline C++11 support is required and that the macro
+#   should error out if no mode with that support is found.  If specified
+#   'optional', then configuration proceeds regardless, after defining
+#   HAVE_CXX11 if and only if a supporting mode is found.
+#
+# LICENSE
+#
+#   Copyright (c) 2008 Benjamin Kosnik <bkoz@redhat.com>
+#   Copyright (c) 2012 Zack Weinberg <zackw@panix.com>
+#   Copyright (c) 2013 Roy Stogner <roystgnr@ices.utexas.edu>
+#
+#   Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are
+#   permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice
+#   and this notice are preserved. This file is offered as-is, without any
+#   warranty.
+
+#serial 3
+
+m4_define([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_11_testbody], [
+  template <typename T>
+    struct check
+    {
+      static_assert(sizeof(int) <= sizeof(T), "not big enough");
+    };
+
+    typedef check<check<bool>> right_angle_brackets;
+
+    int a;
+    decltype(a) b;
+
+    typedef check<int> check_type;
+    check_type c;
+    check_type&& cr = static_cast<check_type&&>(c);
+
+    auto d = a;
+])
+
+AC_DEFUN([AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_11], [dnl
+  m4_if([$1], [], [],
+        [$1], [ext], [],
+        [$1], [noext], [],
+        [m4_fatal([invalid argument `$1' to AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_11])])dnl
+  m4_if([$2], [], [ax_cxx_compile_cxx11_required=true],
+        [$2], [mandatory], [ax_cxx_compile_cxx11_required=true],
+        [$2], [optional], [ax_cxx_compile_cxx11_required=false],
+        [m4_fatal([invalid second argument `$2' to AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_11])])dnl
+  AC_LANG_PUSH([C++])dnl
+  ac_success=no
+  AC_CACHE_CHECK(whether $CXX supports C++11 features by default,
+  ax_cv_cxx_compile_cxx11,
+  [AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_11_testbody])],
+    [ax_cv_cxx_compile_cxx11=yes],
+    [ax_cv_cxx_compile_cxx11=no])])
+  if test x$ax_cv_cxx_compile_cxx11 = xyes; then
+    ac_success=yes
+  fi
+
+  m4_if([$1], [noext], [], [dnl
+  if test x$ac_success = xno; then
+    for switch in -std=gnu++11 -std=gnu++0x; do
+      cachevar=AS_TR_SH([ax_cv_cxx_compile_cxx11_$switch])
+      AC_CACHE_CHECK(whether $CXX supports C++11 features with $switch,
+                     $cachevar,
+        [ac_save_CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS"
+         CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS $switch"
+         AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_11_testbody])],
+          [eval $cachevar=yes],
+          [eval $cachevar=no])
+         CXXFLAGS="$ac_save_CXXFLAGS"])
+      if eval test x\$$cachevar = xyes; then
+        CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS $switch"
+        ac_success=yes
+        break
+      fi
+    done
+  fi])
+
+  m4_if([$1], [ext], [], [dnl
+  if test x$ac_success = xno; then
+    for switch in -std=c++11 -std=c++0x; do
+      cachevar=AS_TR_SH([ax_cv_cxx_compile_cxx11_$switch])
+      AC_CACHE_CHECK(whether $CXX supports C++11 features with $switch,
+                     $cachevar,
+        [ac_save_CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS"
+         CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS $switch"
+         AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_11_testbody])],
+          [eval $cachevar=yes],
+          [eval $cachevar=no])
+         CXXFLAGS="$ac_save_CXXFLAGS"])
+      if eval test x\$$cachevar = xyes; then
+        CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS $switch"
+        ac_success=yes
+        break
+      fi
+    done
+  fi])
+  AC_LANG_POP([C++])
+  if test x$ax_cxx_compile_cxx11_required = xtrue; then
+    if test x$ac_success = xno; then
+      AC_MSG_ERROR([*** A compiler with support for C++11 language features is required.])
+    fi
+  else
+    if test x$ac_success = xno; then
+      HAVE_CXX11=0
+      AC_MSG_NOTICE([No compiler with C++11 support was found])
+    else
+      HAVE_CXX11=1
+      AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CXX11,1,
+                [define if the compiler supports basic C++11 syntax])
+    fi
+
+    AC_SUBST(HAVE_CXX11)
+  fi
+])

configure.in

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # $Id: configure.in 2654 2011-06-20 10:00:54Z marc $
+m4_include(ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx_11.m4)
 AC_ALIAS([AC_DEFINE_DIR], [AX_DEFINE_DIR])
 AC_DEFUN([AX_DEFINE_DIR], [
   prefix_NONE=
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS:-}"
 
 # languages
 AC_LANG(C++)
+AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_11(noext, optional)
 
 # programs
 AC_PROG_CXX