[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH 2/2] Require compilers to support C17.

[James Almer]

On 2/5/2024 5:30 PM, Anton Khirnov wrote:
> Quoting Devin Heitmueller (2024-02-05 21:13:22)
>> On Mon, Feb 5, 2024 at 2:59 PM Anton Khirnov <anton at khirnov.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> It should be available in all relevant modern compilers and will allow
>>> us to use features like anonymous unions.
>>
>> Is everybody on board with the implications for this patch in terms of
>> platforms we allow building on?  For example, the gcc on Centos7
>> doesn't support C17, and that isn't *that* old of a platform.
> 
> According to Wikipedia, it's almost 10 years old. That counts as *that*
> old in my book. If someone really needs current ffmpeg on such a
> platform, they can still build their own compiler or cross-compile.

Not to mention EOLd and will stop being maintained in a couple months.