Merge topic 'require-c++11'

fd4fd9a2 Require C++11 to build CMake itself

Acked-by: Kitware Robot <kwrobot@kitware.com>
Merge-request: !1132

Help/dev/source.rst

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 C++ Subset Permitted
 ====================
 
-CMake supports compiling as C++98 in addition to C++11 and C++14.
-In order to support building on older toolchains some constructs
-need to be handled with care:
+CMake requires compiling as C++11 or above.  However, in order to support
+building on older toolchains some constructs need to be handled with care:
 
-* Use ``CM_AUTO_PTR`` instead of ``std::auto_ptr``.
+* Do not use ``CM_AUTO_PTR`` or ``std::auto_ptr``.
 
-  The ``std::auto_ptr`` template is deprecated in C++11.  We want to use it
-  so we can build on C++98 compilers but we do not want to turn off compiler
-  warnings about deprecated interfaces in general.  Use the ``CM_AUTO_PTR``
-  macro instead.
+  The ``std::auto_ptr`` template is deprecated in C++11.  The ``CM_AUTO_PTR``
+  macro remains leftover from C++98 support until its uses can be ported to
+  ``std::unique_ptr``.  Do not add new uses of the macro.
 
 * Use ``CM_EQ_DELETE;`` instead of ``= delete;``.
 
-  Defining functions as *deleted* is not supported in C++98.  Using
+  Older C++11 compilers do not support deleting functions.  Using
   ``CM_EQ_DELETE`` will delete the functions if the compiler supports it and
   give them no implementation otherwise.  Calling such a function will lead
   to compiler errors if the compiler supports *deleted* functions and linker

Help/release/dev/require-c++11.rst

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+require-c++11
+-------------
+
+* Support for building CMake itself with C++98 compilers was dropped.
+  CMake is now implemented using C++11.