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fix: make sure CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD is set as cached

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Henry Schreiner 2021-02-11 11:05:55 -05:00
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chapters/features/cpp11.md
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@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ A related feature, [`WriteCompilerDetectionHeader`](https://cmake.org/cmake/help
There is another way that C++ standards are supported; a specific set of three properties (both global and target level). The global properties are:
```cmake
set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11 CACHE STRING "The C++ standard to use")
set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
```
The first line sets a C++ standard level, and the second tells CMake to use it, and the final line is optional and ensures `-std=c++11` vs. something like `-std=g++11`. This method isn't bad for a final package, but shouldn't be used by a library. You can also set these values on a target:
The first line sets a C++ standard level, and the second tells CMake to use it, and the final line is optional and ensures `-std=c++11` vs. something like `-std=g++11`. This method isn't bad for a final package, but shouldn't be used by a library. You should always set this as a cached variable, so you can override it to try a new version easily (or if this gets used as a library, this is the only way to override it - but again, don't use this for libraries). You can also set these values on a target:
```cmake
set_target_properties(myTarget PROPERTIES
@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ set_target_properties(myTarget PROPERTIES
)
```
Which is better, but still doesn't have the sort of explicit control that compiler features have for populating `PRIVATE` and `INTERFACE` properties.
Which is better, but still doesn't have the sort of explicit control that compiler features have for populating `PRIVATE` and `INTERFACE` properties, so it really is only useful on final targets.
You can find more information about the final two methods on [Craig Scott's useful blog post][crascit].

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examples/root-dict/CMakeLists.txt
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@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.4...3.19)
project(RootDictExample LANGUAGES CXX)
set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11)
set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 11 CACHE STRING "C++ standard to use")
set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
set(CMAKE_PLATFORM_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)