How to find my current compiler's standard, like if it is C90, etc

Question

I\'m working on a Linux machine. Is there any system command to find the standard followed by the C compiler I\'m using?

Answer 1

You can also test this in your code using standard macros, for example (originally from sourceforge project of the same name):

#if defined(__STDC__)
# define PREDEF_STANDARD_C_1989
# if defined(__STDC_VERSION__)
#  define PREDEF_STANDARD_C_1990
#  if (__STDC_VERSION__ >= 199409L)
#   define PREDEF_STANDARD_C_1994
#  endif
#  if (__STDC_VERSION__ >= 199901L)
#   define PREDEF_STANDARD_C_1999
#  endif
#  if (__STDC_VERSION__ >= 201710L)
#   define PREDEF_STANDARD_C_2018
#  endif
# endif
#endif

If you want to check this from the command line you can pick one (e.g. c89) and check the return value from a minimal program:

echo -e "#ifdef __STDC__\n#error\n#endif"|gcc -xc -c - > /dev/null 2>&1; test $? -eq 0  || echo "c89