Upgrade to C++17

schrodinger · Jan 30, 2024 · f220970 · f220970
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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ See also: http://pymolwiki.org/index.php/Linux_Install
 
 REQUIREMENTS
 
-    - C++11 compiler (e.g. gcc 4.7+)
+    - C++17 compiler (e.g. gcc 8+)
     - Python 3.6+
     - Pmw (Python Megawidgets) (optional, for legacy GUI/plugins)
       https://github.com/schrodinger/pmw-patched

diff --git a/monkeypatch_distutils.py b/monkeypatch_distutils.py
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ def customize_compiler(compiler):
 
     cxx_cmd = cxx + ' ' + cxxflags
 
-    # C++11 by default
+    # C++17 by default
     if '-std=' not in cxx_cmd:
-        cxx_cmd += ' -std=c++11'
+        cxx_cmd += ' -std=c++17'
 
     compiler.set_executables(
             compiler_cxx=cxx_cmd,