From: David Wells <wellsd2@rpi.edu>
Date: Sun, 6 May 2018 02:46:51 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: Check for constexpr std::max with C++14.
X-Git-Tag: v9.1.0-rc1~1208^2
X-Git-Url: https://gitweb.dealii.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=10be38ef531809f119a90ba23216bf9511b47b08;p=dealii.git

Check for constexpr std::max with C++14.
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diff --git a/cmake/checks/check_01_cxx_features.cmake b/cmake/checks/check_01_cxx_features.cmake
index 36e231d970..ccc50ab2f3 100644
--- a/cmake/checks/check_01_cxx_features.cmake
+++ b/cmake/checks/check_01_cxx_features.cmake
@@ -169,16 +169,19 @@ IF(NOT DEFINED DEAL_II_WITH_CXX14 OR DEAL_II_WITH_CXX14)
     PUSH_CMAKE_REQUIRED("${DEAL_II_CXX_VERSION_FLAG}")
 
     #
-    # This test does not guarantee full C++14 support, but virtually every
-    # compiler with some C++14 support implements this.
+    # We assume std::max has a constexpr version and make_unique works
     #
     CHECK_CXX_SOURCE_COMPILES(
       "
       #include <memory>
+      #include <cmath>
+
       int main()
       {
-          auto ptr = std::make_unique<int>(42);
-          return 0;
+        auto ptr = std::make_unique<int>(42);
+        constexpr int bob = std::max(sizeof(ptr), sizeof(char[8]));
+        int bobs[bob];
+        return 0;
       }
       "
       DEAL_II_HAVE_CXX14_MAKE_UNIQUE)