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This "long term" cycle is also why I get to "enjoy" C++98 and not C++11 for the next 20 years. But I'm happy it's more..."stable", I guess.

• bandrami 9y ago
  If you care about the difference between C++98 and C++11, CentOS is probably not the distribution for you. CentOS is for administrators who need to support a years-long lifecycle of an existing program.
  • int_19h 9y ago
    The problem is that he still has to target that platform as a developer, meaning avoiding dependencies like new libstdc++ versions. Although one can always link statically...
    • bandrami 9y ago
      Why would someone target an old LTS distribution as a development target? That makes no sense.
      • int_19h 9y ago
        Because your users are running it?
        • pas 9y ago
          Ship them the dependencies too? For Debian/Ubuntu there are always backports and PPAs. And you can require RHEL7, or ship them Docker images, or a statically compiled blob.