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There is support for compiling C++14 code in packages on suitable platforms: see ‘Writing R Extensions’ for how to request this.
‘configure’ now adds a compiler switch for C++11 code, even if the compiler supports C++11 by default. (This ensures that ‘gcc’ 6.x uses C++11 mode and not its default C++14 mode.)