substitute cxx14_flag by a property with the same name to be overridden in derived classes

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/compiler.py b/lib/spack/spack/compiler.py
index 42529777bc..a28d7302aa 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/compiler.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/compiler.py
@@ -94,9 +94,6 @@ class Compiler(object):
     # Names of generic arguments used by this compiler
     arg_rpath   = '-Wl,-rpath,%s'
 
-    # argument used to get C++14 options
-    cxx14_flag = "-std=c++1y"
-
 
     def __init__(self, cspec, cc, cxx, f77, fc):
         def check(exe):
@@ -132,6 +129,14 @@ class Compiler(object):
         # If it is not overridden, assume it is not supported and warn the user
         tty.die("The compiler you have chosen does not currently support C++11. If you think it should, please edit the compiler subclass and submit a pull request or issue.")
 
+    # This property should be overridden in the compiler subclass if
+    # C++14 is supported by that compiler
+    @property
+    def cxx14_flag(self):
+        # If it is not overridden, assume it is not supported and warn the user
+        tty.die("The compiler you have chosen does not currently support C++14. If you think it should, please edit the compiler subclass and submit a pull request or issue.")
+
+
     #
     # Compiler classes have methods for querying the version of
     # specific compiler executables.  This is used when discovering compilers.