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As discussed on cfe-dev [1], use the using_if_exists Clang attribute when the compiler supports it. This makes it easier to port libc++ on top of new platforms that don't fully support the C Standard library. Previously, libc++ would fail to build when trying to import a missing declaration in a <cXXXX> header. With the attribute, the declaration will simply not be imported into namespace std, and hence it won't be available for libc++ to use. In many cases, the declarations were *not* actually required for libc++ to work (they were only surfaced for users to use them as std::XXXX), so not importing them into namespace std is acceptable. The same thing could be achieved by conscious usage of `#ifdef` along with platform detection, however that quickly creates a maintenance problem as libc++ is ported to new platforms. Furthermore, this problem is exacerbated when mixed with vendor internal-only platforms, which can lead to difficulties maintaining a downstream fork of the library. For the time being, we only use the using_if_exists attribute when it is supported. At some point in the future, we will start removing #ifdef paths that are unnecessary when the attribute is supported, and folks who need those #ifdef paths will be required to use a compiler that supports the attribute. [1]: http://lists.llvm.org/pipermail/cfe-dev/2020-June/066038.html Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D90257 |
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