[bug] Is gcc 12.1, 12.2 missing?

While creating a custom settings.yml file I noticed that the support for current gcc versions 12.1, 12.2 might be missing.

[memsharded]

Hi @IceflowRE

What? This settings compiler version check are so messy, it is always breaking the CIs. Always. I do not want to update the version manually everytime a new compiler version is out.

It is not necessary to update the version manually in every Conan instance, it should be updated (while Conan does not update it) in one settings.yml file and use it everywhere with conan config install. Using your own profiles and distributing them with conan config install is the recommended way for production anyway. Using a new compiler version typically includes installing the compiler in the machines (developers and CI agents), and updating or adding a new profile with the new compiler version.

I need an option to skip those checks on my own risk or conan updates asap.

It is not possible to skip this check, it is very deep in Conan, it is not just one simple place that “validates” the value, but it is very hardcoded inside the settings model, how assignment, comparison, “contains”, etc. are computed. This was done this way, because as the settings are part of the package_id, it is very important to have a well defined set of values, otherwise the mismatches for package_id are a much bigger pain.

I am very sorry that we didn’t manage to add this for 1.54, we are absolutely swamped at the moment. This is why I labeled it as “PR welcome”, thinking that if it was important enough for someone, they could put some time to contribute it.

But looking at Conan 2.0, it does not seem to be viable to implement it tho. Is there already an release date range?

Conan 2.0 does not change this behavior of Conan, the settings values will still be equally restricted. The release date is still not fully defined for the same reason, it is difficult to estimate with the huge load of work to do. Hopefully before the end of the year.

[memsharded]

This is not a blocker, moving it to 1.55. Recall that you can add your own settings to settings.yml and also automate it with conan config install