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@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ package (as described below):
   * GNU-compatible Make or gmake
   * POSIX-standard shell
   * POSIX(-2) Regular Expressions (regex.h)
-  * A C++98-standard-compliant compiler
+  * A C++11-standard-compliant compiler
 
 ### Windows Requirements ###