[wip,nomerge,rfc] build: Require C++23 compiler #36033

pull maflcko wants to merge 9 commits into bitcoin:master from maflcko:2608-cpp23 changing 56 files +101 −408
  1. maflcko commented at 9:06 AM on August 20, 2026: member

    C++23 for Bitcoin Core is mostly a "style update" on top of C++20. However, the workarounds to avoid C++23 keep accumulating and some parts of the code already use C++23 features, such as lambda attributes (https://github.com/bitcoin-core/libmultiprocess/commit/bdd0cd69418d189f62699d274a751cbf6d36bb43).

    I don't know when it is fine to switch, but at some point, I think it is fine to require a C++23 compiler, so that new stuff is unlocked. Of course this requires bumping the minimum required compiler versions:

    • GCC: 13
    • Clang: 19

    There are some C++23 features that aren't implemented (such as <stacktrace> not really shipped in any vanilla stdlib today), or e.g. ranges::starts_with not implemented until libstdc++-16. But overall I think we are better off using C++23 without those few features instead of waiting longer?

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  10. hebasto commented at 4:34 PM on August 23, 2026: member

    edede385cab47020124bba6db98d69319168afb5

    iwyu incorrectly suggests to remove the util/expected include

    This looks like IWYU's "Automatic re-export: function return values" heuristics in action.

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  29. build: Require C++23 compiler 254e9ce482
  30. util: Remove ALWAYS_FALSE type 52e8b122f9
  31. compat: Use std::byteswap dad6792295
  32. test: Adjust util::Expected tests for C++23
    1) value() might be marked [[nodiscard]], so add the missing (void),
       where the value is ignored.
    
    2) std::expected::value() must be able to throw
       std::bad_expected_access<E> if the expected contains an error. That
       requires copying the error type, which is not possible in this unit
       test that uses a non-copyable error type.
    
       Fix it by using the non-throwing value accessor.
    6c64f7ba87
  33. util: Use std::expected 13575a297e
  34. test: Remove unused util::Expected tests f5cf29c65d
  35. refactor: Use std::views::zip in btck import blocks a95bb79a44
  36. refactor: Make iwyu happy
    IWYU will now apply the
    https://github.com/include-what-you-use/include-what-you-use/blob/master/docs/WhatIsAUse.md#automatic-re-export-function-return-values
    heuristic.
    491d3fb446
  37. refactor: clang-tidy readability-container-contains for C++23 fdb06dfe8f
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