the same behaviour on Linux distributions with long-term support.

An alternative compiler for C++11 is now specified with

now tests for a C++14-compliant compiler

by testing some basic features.  This by default tries flags for

options and standard can be specified by variables

makes it easier to work with compilers which default to a later

which conform to C++11 and C++14 where specified but otherwise use

Support for the defunct IRIX and OSF/1 OSes and Alpha CPU

If available, the POSIX 2008 system call

more accurate file times.  (It is available on Linux and FreeBSD

%% My Solaris 10 system does not have it, but Oracle's online help does

reduced to 7.22.0, although at least 7.28.0 is preferred and

earlier versions are little tested.  (This is to support Debian 7

although the latter is close to end-of-life.)

%% Debian Wheezy LTS is supported until 2018-05-31

The tests are experimental and subject to change in the future.

(Windows only) Tcl/Tk version 8.6.4 is now included in the

included; please consult the online help at

updated to 3.7.0: no new routines have been added to

There is support for compiling C++14 or C++17 code in

been changed so their include directories come earlier, before

if non-system include directories are included with

%% This ensures that BH's 'boost' directory gets precedent over

%% any Boost headers in, say, /opt/csw/include .

Packages which register native routines for

need to be re-installed for this version (unless

installed with R-devel SVN revision r72375 or later).

.  Packages using them should be converted to

require remote access.  The remaining (local) tests typically

run quickly compared to the remote tests.

directory, with a warning that the latter

printing names and values of all basic configure variables.

It now knows about all the variables used for the C++98, C++11 and

For consistency with other package subdirectories, files

be equivalent, e.g., when the latter is determined by

now preserves dates when it copies files

in preparing the tarball.  (Previously on Windows it changed the