Extensions to the C++ Language
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The GNU compiler provides these extensions to the C++ language (and
you can also use most of the C language extensions in your C++
programs). If you want to write code that checks whether these
features are available, you can test for the GNU compiler the same way
as for C programs: check for a predefined macro `__GNUC__'. You can
also use `__GNUG__' to test specifically for GNU C++ (Note:Standard
Predefined Macros.).