[vtk-developers] Use of nullptr

[Marcus D. Hanwell]

To the best of my understanding this is the one feature we actually
test for and require of C++11 at this stage. I have a 2010 Macbook Pro
that I am able to compile this on, but it is on Sierra mist...

On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 11:00 AM, Bill Lorensen <bill.lorensen at gmail.com> wrote:
> I run an old Mac release. I guess it's time to upgrade... Something to do
> while my new hip heals.
>
> On Feb 1, 2017 10:53 AM, "Marcus D. Hanwell" <marcus.hanwell at kitware.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2017 at 8:59 AM, Bill Lorensen <bill.lorensen at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Recent changes to files in GUISupprt/Qt use nullptr, which is a c++11
>> > construct. I know we are moving to c++11, but for the time being it
>> > seems that nullptr could be replaced will NULL in these two files
>> > without any impact.
>> >
>> I was under the impression we had already moved to C++11, and it
>> seemed like a reasonable thing to use. I can replace it with NULL if
>> that is preferred, sorry if I jumped the gun on moving forward with
>> this.
>>
>> What is the reasoning not to use it though, our CMake files require
>> C++11 and this was one of the first things added to compilers from
>> C++11 when it was 0x.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Marcus