bail out if some required C++-2011 features are not available

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ set (${project}_DEPS
 	${${PROJECT}_DEPENDS_LIST}
 	)
 
+
 # C++ project
 cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 2.8)
 project(${${project}_NAME})
@@ -92,6 +93,19 @@ include (UseWarnings)
 include (OpmFind)
 find_and_append_package_list_to (${project} ${${project}_DEPS})
 
+# make sure the C++-2011 features which we rely on are supported
+if (NOT HAVE_ARRAY)
+	message(FATAL_ERROR "std::array must be supported by the compiler for the ${project} module to work")
+endif()
+
+if (NOT HAVE_STATIC_ASSERT)
+	message(FATAL_ERROR "static assertations (via static_assert) must be supported for the ${project} module to work")
+endif()
+
+if (NOT HAVE_AUTO)
+	message(FATAL_ERROR "The 'auto' keyword must be supported by the compiler for the ${project} module to work")
+endif()
+
 # put debug information into every executable
 include (UseDebugSymbols)
 

cmake/Modules/FindCXX11Features.cmake

@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 # HAVE_CONSTEXPR                   True if constexpr attribute is available
 # HAVE_INTEGRAL_CONSTANT           True if compiler supports integral_constant
 # HAVE_STATIC_ASSERT               True if static_assert is available
-# HAVE_VARIADIC_TEMPLATES          True if variadic templates are supprt
+# HAVE_AUTO                        True if the compiler supports the auto keyword
+# HAVE_VARIADIC_TEMPLATES          True if variadic templates are supported
 # HAVE_VARIADIC_CONSTRUCTOR_SFINAE True if variadic constructor sfinae is supported
 # HAVE_RVALUE_REFERENCES           True if rvalue references are supported
 # HAVE_TUPLE                       True if std::tuple is available
@@ -189,6 +190,16 @@ CHECK_CXX_SOURCE_COMPILES("
 "  HAVE_STATIC_ASSERT
 )
 
+# auto keyword
+CHECK_CXX_SOURCE_COMPILES("
+   int main(void)
+   {
+     auto foo = 1.23;
+     return 0;
+   }
+"  HAVE_AUTO
+)
+
 # variadic template support
 CHECK_CXX_SOURCE_COMPILES("
    #include <cassert>