How to run C++17 on Mac M1/M2/M3

Having problems using STL functions_ of C++14 or C++17?

Wrote a piece of code in C++ and encountered that STL functions are not supported by the default clang compiler on Mac?
For example, this piece of code:

#include<bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
    int n=gcd(2,3);
    cout<<n;
    return 0;
}

Compiling the code with gnu or clang compilers and getting this error?

@User-MacBook-Air % clang++ test.cpp
test.cpp:5:11: error: use of undeclared identifier 'gcd'
    int n=gcd(2,3);
          ^
1 error generated.

So what happened here?

Let's check our c++ version.

When you run clang --version, you will get something like this and would be pretty confused even if your clang/gnu is up-to-date but you still can't figure out your c++ version:

   Apple clang version 12.0.5 (clang-1205.0.22.9)
   Target: arm64-apple-darwin20.4.0
   Thread model: posix
   InstalledDir: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin

This happens because

The gcd() function is a STL function from c++14 and above.

But by default, Clang builds C++ code according to the C++98 standard, with many C++11 features accepted as extensions.

What to do?

After going through many websites and resources, I was finally able to compile the correct methods to use c++17 on mac.
So in order to use STL functions of c++17 or c++14 or upper versions, you need to specify the version of C++ to be used which goes like this:

 -std=c++{version} {filename}.cpp

appending the c++ version to -std option.

Example:

• For clang compilers:
  

  
   clang++ --std=c++17 {filename}.cpp
  
  

• For gnu compilers:
  

  
   g++ --std=gnu++17 {filename}.cpp
  
  

• My Personal choice:
  

  
   c++ --std=gnu++17 {filename}.cpp
  
  

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And that's it, you're done!

Also free feel to share other ways in the comments!!!

Comments

[Cryptic]

is there any method through which we don't have to write this command again and again
and btw thanku so much it worked for me
ok i got it answer of my question use code runner extention in vs code and go to its json file and find cpp and change that line to
"cpp": "cd $dir && c++ --std=gnu++17 $fileName -o $fileNameWithoutExt && $dir$fileNameWithoutExt"
this

[Eljay-Adobe]

I got this error on my Mac:

$ clang++ -std=c++17 Ayush.cpp
Ayush.cpp:1:9: fatal error: 'bits/stdc++.h' file not found
#include<bits/stdc++.h>
        ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1 error generated.

[Ayush Pattnaik]

Hi, checkout this solution. It worked for me
stackoverflow.com/a/40935471/13556971

Since, bits/stdc++ is a GNU GCC extension, whereas OSX uses the clang compiler.

You have to create bits directory inside /usr/local/include and then make a header file stdc++.h inside bits and paste the contents of this gist(gist.github.com/sachin-kmr/ee03a0d...) inside it. Then, it should compile as expected.

Since, /usr directory is hidden by default on Mac OSX.

1. Open Finder.
2. Click Go on menu bar then click Go to folder or Press Command+Shift+G directly.
3. Enter the path /usr/local/include
4. Now proceed as mentioned above. (UPDATE: For latest OS X you need to make folder include inside local and make bits folder inside include folder and then copy paste the code inside bits folder.)

[Abdullah Al Mukaddim]

Nice!