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//  ************************************************************************************************
//
//  qt-mvvm: Model-view-view-model framework for large GUI applications
//
//! @file      mvvm/model/mvvm/core/filesystem.h
//! @brief     Defines class CLASS?
//!
//! @homepage  http://www.bornagainproject.org
//! @license   GNU General Public License v3 or higher (see COPYING)
//! @copyright Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 2020
//! @authors   Gennady Pospelov et al, Scientific Computing Group at MLZ (see CITATION, AUTHORS)
//
//  ************************************************************************************************
 
#ifndef BORNAGAIN_MVVM_MODEL_MVVM_CORE_FILESYSTEM_H
#define BORNAGAIN_MVVM_MODEL_MVVM_CORE_FILESYSTEM_H
 
//! @file mvvm/model/mvvm/core/filesystem.h of <filesystem> library for older compilers (<gcc8.0)
//! See
//! https://stackoverflow.com/questions/53365538/how-to-determine-whether-to-use-filesystem-or-experimental-filesystem
 
// We haven't checked which filesystem to include yet
#ifndef INCLUDE_STD_FILESYSTEM_EXPERIMENTAL
 
// Check for feature test macro for <filesystem>
#if defined(__cpp_lib_filesystem)
#define INCLUDE_STD_FILESYSTEM_EXPERIMENTAL 0
 
// Check for feature test macro for <experimental/filesystem>
#elif defined(__cpp_lib_experimental_filesystem)
#define INCLUDE_STD_FILESYSTEM_EXPERIMENTAL 1
 
// We can't check if headers exist...
// Let's assume experimental to be safe
#elif !defined(__has_include)
#define INCLUDE_STD_FILESYSTEM_EXPERIMENTAL 1
 
// Check if the header "<filesystem>" exists
#elif __has_include(<filesystem>)
 
// If we're compiling on Visual Studio and are not compiling with C++17, we need to use experimental
#ifdef _MSC_VER
 
// Check and include header that defines "_HAS_CXX17"
#if __has_include(<yvals_core.h>)
#include <yvals_core.h>
 
// Check for enabled C++17 support
#if defined(_HAS_CXX17) && _HAS_CXX17
// We're using C++17, so let's use the normal version
#define INCLUDE_STD_FILESYSTEM_EXPERIMENTAL 0
#endif
#endif
 
// If the marco isn't defined yet, that means any of the other VS specific checks failed, so we need
// to use experimental
#ifndef INCLUDE_STD_FILESYSTEM_EXPERIMENTAL
#define INCLUDE_STD_FILESYSTEM_EXPERIMENTAL 1
#endif
 
// Not on Visual Studio. Let's use the normal version
#else // #ifdef _MSC_VER
#define INCLUDE_STD_FILESYSTEM_EXPERIMENTAL 0
#endif
 
// Check if the header "<filesystem>" exists
#elif __has_include(<experimental/filesystem>)
#define INCLUDE_STD_FILESYSTEM_EXPERIMENTAL 1
 
// Fail if neither header is available with a nice error message
#else
#error Could not find system header "<filesystem>" or "<experimental/filesystem>"
#endif
 
// We priously determined that we need the exprimental version
#if INCLUDE_STD_FILESYSTEM_EXPERIMENTAL
// Include it
#include <experimental/filesystem>
 
// We need the alias from std::experimental::filesystem to std::filesystem
namespace std {
namespace filesystem = experimental::filesystem;
}
 
// We have a decent compiler and can use the normal version
#else
// Include it
#include <filesystem>
#endif
 
#endif // #ifndef INCLUDE_STD_FILESYSTEM_EXPERIMENTAL
 
#endif // BORNAGAIN_MVVM_MODEL_MVVM_CORE_FILESYSTEM_H