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Libc++ 23.0.0 (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++ 23.0.0 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 23.0.0. 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++ 23.0.0?
==============================
Implemented Papers
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- P2440R1: ``ranges::iota``, ``ranges::shift_left`` and ``ranges::shift_right`` (`Github <https://llvm.org/PR105184>`__)
Improvements and New Features
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- The ``std::ranges::fold_left_with_iter`` algorithm has been optimized for
segmented iterators, resulting in a performance improvement of up to 1.38x
for ``std::deque<int>`` iterators.
- ``std::copy(CharT*, CharT*, ostreambuf_iterator<CharT>)`` has been optimized, resulting in performance improvements
of up to 25x.
Deprecations and Removals
-------------------------
- The ``std::launch::any`` enumerator that was accidentally provided as an extension is now deprecated.
It will be removed in LLVM 25.
- In ``__wrap_iter`` (iterator wrapper type for ``array``, ``span``, ``string``, ``string_view`` and ``vector``),
the ``base()`` method and ``iterator_type`` member type have been removed as they are non-standard.
- In ``__bit_reference`` (the proxy ``reference`` type of ``bitset`` and ``vector<bool>``), the overloaded ``operator&``
is removed as it is non-standard and causes non-conforming behavior.
Potentially breaking changes
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Announcements About Future Releases
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ABI Affecting Changes
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- ``std::allocator`` is trivially default constructible since LLVM 22. The behaviour can be reverted by defining
``_LIBCPP_DEPRECATED_ABI_NON_TRIVIAL_ALLOCATOR``. Please inform the libc++ team if you need this flag, since it will
be removed in LLVM 24 if there is no evidence that it's required.
- ``bitset::operator[]`` returns ``bool`` since LLVM 22, making libc++ conforming. The behaviour can be reverted by
defining ``_LIBCPP_DEPRECATED_ABI_BITSET_CONST_SUBSCRIPT_RETURN_REF``. Please inform the libc++ team if you need this
flag, since it will be removed in LLVM 24 if there is no evidence that it's required.
- ``vector::iterator`` and ``string::iterator`` no longer use ``__bounded_iter<__wrap_iter<Iter>>``, but instead
``__bounded_iter<Iter>`` directly if ``_LIBCPP_ABI_BOUNDED_ITERATORS_IN_VECTOR`` and
``_LIBCPP_ABI_BOUNDED_ITERATORS_IN_STRING`` are defined.
- The ``const_iterator`` member type of ``std::deque`` is now corrected to hold a (possibly fancy) pointer to the
(possibly fancy) pointer allocated in the internal map. E.g. when the allocators use fancy pointers, the internal map
stores ``FancyPtr<T>`` objects, and the previous strategy accessed these objects via ``const FancyPtr<const T>``
lvalues, causing undefined behavior. Now ``const_iterator`` stores ``FancyPtr<const FancyPtr<T>>`` instead of
``FancyPtr<const FancyPtr<const T>>``, which is technically an ABI break when these two types have incompatible
layouts. The ``iterator`` member type is also changed to store ``FancyPtr<const FancyPtr<T>>`` because the internal
map is never modified via an ``iterator``. This is necessary for reducing undefined behavior and for adding
``constexpr`` support for ``deque`` in C++26, so we do not provide any way to opt-out of that behavior.
Build System Changes
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