C 20 not available-CodePudding

I'm currently trying to build code using gcc / g like this:

g  -10 -std=c  2a -Wall -Wextra -c -o hw01.o hw01.cpp

(Also the same outcome with gcc-10, gcc, g ) And I have a static check in my Code:

static_assert(__cplusplus >= 202002L);

which sadly fails every time. As far as I've reserched, the used C version depends on gcc and it's version. gcc-10 has version 10.3.0 and the normal gcc command uses version 9.4.0, so both should be able to use C 20 as specified in the build command. Yet when looking in VsCode, the variable __cplusplus evaluates to 201402L, therefore making the assertion fail.

Even when uninstalling / reinstalling the compilers (or sudo apt remove cpp) this problem persists.

Any help? How do I get my system to use a newer C version?

PS: I'm working on a Ubuntu WSL (host system is Windows 10)

Edit: Since most recommondations are to neglect the static test and f.e. test for a different value of __cplusplus or simply throw out the test, i'm doing this for a university assignment. The satic test is non-negotiable, can not be changed and also not altered. I have to make the test pass by changing the build value of my local C version, I just don't know how.

CodePudding user response：

Before a future standard version is standardized, the actual value for the future version is not known. Compilers that "support" the new version before standardization will have to pick a value larger than the old one but won't have the "standard" value.

What you can do, though, is check if __cplusplus is greater than the version of the previous standard. For instance, __cplusplus in C 17 has the value 201703, so the value GCC 10.3 returns of 201709 is greater than that, so you "know" that you have a version that is newer than C 17.

CodePudding user response：

The __cplusplus is meant to provide an answer to the following question: "what version of C does this implementation claim to support?" This is a very broad question, particular in terms of the exact definition of "support".

GCC 10.3 does not feel that its support of C 20 is sufficient to meet some definition of "support". Therefore, it does not claim to "support" C 20, even if that's the version you asked for.

This is not something you get to change. There is no compiler option to force GCC to answer the question in a different way.

If you cannot upgrade GCC to a version that is willing to claim "support" for C 20, and you cannot remove or alter the change, then you're out of luck.