[ros-users] [Discourse.ros.org] [Packaging and Release Management] C++11 std::shared_ptr in public API

[Mikael Arguedas]

Following the previous targeted platforms, ROS-Melodic will target ubuntu 17.10 (last LTS - 1) and ubuntu 18.04 (last LTS) so they will both have gcc >=6.3.0.
The compiler support is not going to be a blocker here. I think a discussion with the community on the next iteration of REP3 for ROS Melodic is required to find a good compromise between leveraging new features v.s. stability of the APIs for all downstream packages (as pointed out by @tfoote and @dirk-thomas).





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