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Libc++ 12.0.0 (In-Progress) Release Notes
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Written by the `Libc++ Team <https://libcxx.llvm.org>`_
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These are in-progress notes for the upcoming libc++ 12 release.
Release notes for previous releases can be found on
`the Download Page <https://releases.llvm.org/download.html>`_.
Introduction
============
This document contains the release notes for the libc++ C++ Standard Library,
part of the LLVM Compiler Infrastructure, release 12.0.0. Here we describe the
status of libc++ in some detail, including major improvements from the previous
release and new feature work. For the general LLVM release notes, see `the LLVM
documentation <https://llvm.org/docs/ReleaseNotes.html>`_. All LLVM releases may
be downloaded from the `LLVM releases web site <https://llvm.org/releases/>`_.
For more information about libc++, please see the `Libc++ Web Site
<https://libcxx.llvm.org>`_ or the `LLVM Web Site <https://llvm.org>`_.
Note that if you are reading this file from a Git checkout or the
main Libc++ web page, this document applies to the *next* release, not
the current one. To see the release notes for a specific release, please
see the `releases page <https://llvm.org/releases/>`_.
What's New in Libc++ 12.0.0?
============================
New Features
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- ...
API Changes
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- By default, libc++ will _not_ include the definition for new and delete,
since those are provided in libc++abi. Vendors wishing to provide new and
delete in libc++ can build the library with ``-DLIBCXX_ENABLE_NEW_DELETE_DEFINITIONS=ON``
to get back the old behavior. This was done to avoid providing new and delete
in both libc++ and libc++abi, which is technically an ODR violation. Also
note that we couldn't decide to put the operators in libc++ only, because
they are needed from libc++abi (which would create a circular dependency).
- During the C++20 standardization process some new low-level bit functions
have been renamed. Libc++ has renamed these functions to match the C++20
Standard.
- ``ispow2`` has been renamed to ``has_single_bit``
- ``ceil2`` has been renamed to ``bit_ceil``
- ``floor2`` has been renamed to ``bit_floor``
- ``log2p1`` has been renamed to ``bit_width``
- In C++20 mode, ``std::filesystem::path::u8string()`` and
``generic_u8string()`` now return ``std::u8string`` according to P0428,
while they return ``std::string`` in C++17. This can cause source
incompatibility, which is discussed and acknowledged in P1423, but that
paper doesn't suggest any remediation for this incompatibility.