[xsd-users] XSD C++17 Support

[Boris Kolpackov]

Corey Barnwell <barnwell9 at gmail.com> writes:

> Are there any plans for adding C++17 support to XSD? Seems to be riddled
> with auto_ptr usage.

>From the NEWS file entry for the 4.0.0 release:

  * New option, --std, specifies the C++ standard that the generated code
    should conform to. Valid values are c++98 (default) and c++11.

    The C++ standard affects various aspects of the generated code that are
    discussed in more detail in mapping-specific documentation (guides and
    manuals). Overall, when C++11 is selected, the generated code relies on
    the move semantics and uses std::unique_ptr instead of deprecated
    std::auto_ptr. See also the documentation for the --std option in the
    XSD compiler command line manual (man pages).

Though it's probably time to make c++11 the default (or maybe even drop
c++98 entirely).


> Or is XSD a dead project? I noticed it doesn't seem to have been updated
> since 2014.

It's a mature project that is in the maintenance mode. But a release is
long overdue, that's true. You can try the latest pre-release if you are
interested:

https://codesynthesis.com/~boris/tmp/xsd/4.1.0.a11/