</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><code class="literal">-lstdc++fs</code></td><td align="left">Linking to <code class="filename">libstdc++fs</code>
is required for use of the Filesystem library extensions in
<code class="filename"><experimental/filesystem></code>.
+ </td></tr><tr><td align="left"><code class="literal">-lstdc++exp</code></td><td align="left">Linking to <code class="filename">libstdc++exp</code>
+ is required for use of the C++ Contracts extensions enabled by
+ <code class="literal">-fcontracts</code>.
</td></tr><tr><td align="left"><code class="literal">-lstdc++_libbacktrace</code></td><td align="left">Until C++23 support is non-experimental, linking to
<code class="filename">libstdc++_libbacktrace.a</code>
is required for use of the C++23 type
no shared library for it. To use the library you should include
<code class="filename"><experimental/filesystem></code>
and link with <code class="option">-lstdc++fs</code>. The library implementation
- is incomplete on non-POSIX platforms, specifically Windows support is
- rudimentary.
+ is incomplete on non-POSIX platforms, specifically Windows is only
+ partially supported.
</p><p>
- Due to the experimental nature of the Filesystem library the usual
+ GCC 13 includes an implementation of the C++ Contracts library defined by
+ <a class="link" href="https://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2019/p1429r3.pdf" target="_top">P1429R3</a>.
+ Because this is an experimental extension, not part of the C++ standard,
+ it is implemented in a separate library,
+ <code class="filename">libstdc++exp.a</code>, and there is
+ no shared library for it. To use the library you should include
+ <code class="filename"><experimental/contract></code>
+ and link with <code class="option">-lstdc++exp</code>.
+ </p><p>
+ Due to the experimental nature of these libraries the usual
guarantees about ABI stability and backwards compatibility do not apply
- to it. There is no guarantee that the components in any
+ to them. There is no guarantee that the components in any
<code class="filename"><experimental/xxx></code>
header will remain compatible between different GCC releases.
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</entry>
</row>
+ <row>
+ <entry><literal>-lstdc++exp</literal></entry>
+ <entry>Linking to <filename class="libraryfile">libstdc++exp</filename>
+ is required for use of the C++ Contracts extensions enabled by
+ <literal>-fcontracts</literal>.
+ </entry>
+ </row>
+
<row>
<entry><literal>-lstdc++_libbacktrace</literal></entry>
<entry>Until C++23 support is non-experimental, linking to
no shared library for it. To use the library you should include
<filename class="headerfile"><experimental/filesystem></filename>
and link with <option>-lstdc++fs</option>. The library implementation
- is incomplete on non-POSIX platforms, specifically Windows support is
- rudimentary.
+ is incomplete on non-POSIX platforms, specifically Windows is only
+ partially supported.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ GCC 13 includes an implementation of the C++ Contracts library defined by
+ <link xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="https://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2019/p1429r3.pdf">P1429R3</link>.
+ Because this is an experimental extension, not part of the C++ standard,
+ it is implemented in a separate library,
+ <filename class="libraryfile">libstdc++exp.a</filename>, and there is
+ no shared library for it. To use the library you should include
+ <filename class="headerfile"><experimental/contract></filename>
+ and link with <option>-lstdc++exp</option>.
</para>
<para>
- Due to the experimental nature of the Filesystem library the usual
+ Due to the experimental nature of these libraries the usual
guarantees about ABI stability and backwards compatibility do not apply
- to it. There is no guarantee that the components in any
+ to them. There is no guarantee that the components in any
<filename class="headerfile"><experimental/xxx></filename>
header will remain compatible between different GCC releases.
</para>