C++11 on master (towards LO 4.5)

[Michael Stahl]

On 25.11.2014 09:13, Stephan Bergmann wrote:
> Until now, our minimum C++ compiler requirements on master are:
> 
>    * Clang 3.1
>    * GCC 4.6 (specifically for Munich; preferred 4.7)
>    * MSVC 2012
> 
> Branch-off of LO 4.4 from master seems like a good time to re-visit. 
> And natural candidates for consideration appear to be dropping MSVC 2012 
> for 2013, and/or the feasibility of dropping GCC 4.6 for 4.7.

apparently it's possible to use a "v120_xp" toolset with MSVC 2013 to
get the all-important Windows XP compatibility, so our users can
continue to run the latest LO on an OS that doesn't get security fixes:

http://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/products/visual-studio-2013-compatibility-vs.aspx