On 30 January 2014 13:40, Conrad S wrote: > The page covering C++0x/C++11 support in GCC, ie. > http://gcc.gnu.org/projects/cxx0x.html > states that the "thread_local" keyword is supported since GCC 4.8. > > However, thread_local is currently (gcc 4.8.2) too broken to be of real use: > http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=59364 > http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=58672 > http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=55800 > http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=57163 > > Unless there are plans to fix it in gcc 4.8.3, I propose that > thread_local be removed from the list of supported C++11 features, or > at the very least changed to "partial". Having the feature as > "supported" is plainly false advertising.
Only if you don't read the pages properly. "Important: GCC's support for C++11 is still experimental. " "GCC provides experimental support for the 2011 ISO C++ standard." Anyway, removing it from the list would achieve nothing.