diff --git a/m4/ax_check_compile_flag.m4 b/m4/ax_check_compile_flag.m4
index ca363971..bd753b34 100644
--- a/m4/ax_check_compile_flag.m4
+++ b/m4/ax_check_compile_flag.m4
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # ===========================================================================
-#   http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_check_compile_flag.html
+#  https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_check_compile_flag.html
 # ===========================================================================
 #
 # SYNOPSIS
@@ -29,33 +29,12 @@
 #   Copyright (c) 2008 Guido U. Draheim <guidod@gmx.de>
 #   Copyright (c) 2011 Maarten Bosmans <mkbosmans@gmail.com>
 #
-#   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-#   under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
-#   Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your
-#   option) any later version.
-#
-#   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
-#   WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General
-#   Public License for more details.
-#
-#   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-#   with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-#
-#   As a special exception, the respective Autoconf Macro's copyright owner
-#   gives unlimited permission to copy, distribute and modify the configure
-#   scripts that are the output of Autoconf when processing the Macro. You
-#   need not follow the terms of the GNU General Public License when using
-#   or distributing such scripts, even though portions of the text of the
-#   Macro appear in them. The GNU General Public License (GPL) does govern
-#   all other use of the material that constitutes the Autoconf Macro.
-#
-#   This special exception to the GPL applies to versions of the Autoconf
-#   Macro released by the Autoconf Archive. When you make and distribute a
-#   modified version of the Autoconf Macro, you may extend this special
-#   exception to the GPL to apply to your modified version as well.
+#   Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are
+#   permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice
+#   and this notice are preserved.  This file is offered as-is, without any
+#   warranty.
 
-#serial 4
+#serial 6
 
 AC_DEFUN([AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG],
 [AC_PREREQ(2.64)dnl for _AC_LANG_PREFIX and AS_VAR_IF
diff --git a/m4/ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx.m4 b/m4/ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx.m4
index 8adc7656..8edf5152 100644
--- a/m4/ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx.m4
+++ b/m4/ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx.m4
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # ===========================================================================
-#   http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx.html
+#  https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf-archive/ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx.html
 # ===========================================================================
 #
 # SYNOPSIS
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@
 # DESCRIPTION
 #
 #   Check for baseline language coverage in the compiler for the specified
-#   version of the C++ standard.  If necessary, add switches to CXX to
-#   enable support.  VERSION may be '11' (for the C++11 standard) or '14'
-#   (for the C++14 standard).
+#   version of the C++ standard.  If necessary, add switches to CXX and
+#   CXXCPP to enable support.  VERSION may be '11', '14', '17', or '20' for
+#   the respective C++ standard version.
 #
 #   The second argument, if specified, indicates whether you insist on an
 #   extended mode (e.g. -std=gnu++11) or a strict conformance mode (e.g.
 #   -std=c++11).  If neither is specified, you get whatever works, with
-#   preference for an extended mode.
+#   preference for no added switch, and then for an extended mode.
 #
 #   The third argument, if specified 'mandatory' or if left unspecified,
 #   indicates that baseline support for the specified C++ standard is
@@ -33,21 +33,26 @@
 #   Copyright (c) 2014, 2015 Google Inc.; contributed by Alexey Sokolov <sokolov@google.com>
 #   Copyright (c) 2015 Paul Norman <penorman@mac.com>
 #   Copyright (c) 2015 Moritz Klammler <moritz@klammler.eu>
+#   Copyright (c) 2016, 2018 Krzesimir Nowak <qdlacz@gmail.com>
+#   Copyright (c) 2019 Enji Cooper <yaneurabeya@gmail.com>
+#   Copyright (c) 2020 Jason Merrill <jason@redhat.com>
+#   Copyright (c) 2021 Jörn Heusipp <osmanx@problemloesungsmaschine.de>
 #
 #   Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are
 #   permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice
 #   and this notice are preserved.  This file is offered as-is, without any
 #   warranty.
 
-#serial 3
+#serial 18
 
 dnl  This macro is based on the code from the AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_11 macro
 dnl  (serial version number 13).
 
 AC_DEFUN([AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX], [dnl
-  m4_if([$1], [11], [],
-        [$1], [14], [],
-        [$1], [17], [m4_fatal([support for C++17 not yet implemented in AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX])],
+  m4_if([$1], [11], [ax_cxx_compile_alternatives="11 0x"],
+        [$1], [14], [ax_cxx_compile_alternatives="14 1y"],
+        [$1], [17], [ax_cxx_compile_alternatives="17 1z"],
+        [$1], [20], [ax_cxx_compile_alternatives="20"],
         [m4_fatal([invalid first argument `$1' to AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX])])dnl
   m4_if([$2], [], [],
         [$2], [ext], [],
@@ -59,18 +64,21 @@ AC_DEFUN([AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX], [dnl
         [m4_fatal([invalid third argument `$3' to AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX])])
   AC_LANG_PUSH([C++])dnl
   ac_success=no
-  AC_CACHE_CHECK(whether $CXX supports C++$1 features by default,
-  ax_cv_cxx_compile_cxx$1,
-  [AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_$1])],
-    [ax_cv_cxx_compile_cxx$1=yes],
-    [ax_cv_cxx_compile_cxx$1=no])])
-  if test x$ax_cv_cxx_compile_cxx$1 = xyes; then
-    ac_success=yes
-  fi
+
+  m4_if([$2], [], [dnl
+    AC_CACHE_CHECK(whether $CXX supports C++$1 features by default,
+		   ax_cv_cxx_compile_cxx$1,
+      [AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_$1])],
+        [ax_cv_cxx_compile_cxx$1=yes],
+        [ax_cv_cxx_compile_cxx$1=no])])
+    if test x$ax_cv_cxx_compile_cxx$1 = xyes; then
+      ac_success=yes
+    fi])
 
   m4_if([$2], [noext], [], [dnl
   if test x$ac_success = xno; then
-    for switch in -std=gnu++$1 -std=gnu++0x; do
+    for alternative in ${ax_cxx_compile_alternatives}; do
+      switch="-std=gnu++${alternative}"
       cachevar=AS_TR_SH([ax_cv_cxx_compile_cxx$1_$switch])
       AC_CACHE_CHECK(whether $CXX supports C++$1 features with $switch,
                      $cachevar,
@@ -82,6 +90,9 @@ AC_DEFUN([AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX], [dnl
          CXX="$ac_save_CXX"])
       if eval test x\$$cachevar = xyes; then
         CXX="$CXX $switch"
+        if test -n "$CXXCPP" ; then
+          CXXCPP="$CXXCPP $switch"
+        fi
         ac_success=yes
         break
       fi
@@ -93,19 +104,36 @@ AC_DEFUN([AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX], [dnl
     dnl HP's aCC needs +std=c++11 according to:
     dnl http://h21007.www2.hp.com/portal/download/files/unprot/aCxx/PDF_Release_Notes/769149-001.pdf
     dnl Cray's crayCC needs "-h std=c++11"
-    for switch in -std=c++$1 -std=c++0x +std=c++$1 "-h std=c++$1"; do
-      cachevar=AS_TR_SH([ax_cv_cxx_compile_cxx$1_$switch])
-      AC_CACHE_CHECK(whether $CXX supports C++$1 features with $switch,
-                     $cachevar,
-        [ac_save_CXX="$CXX"
-         CXX="$CXX $switch"
-         AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_$1])],
-          [eval $cachevar=yes],
-          [eval $cachevar=no])
-         CXX="$ac_save_CXX"])
-      if eval test x\$$cachevar = xyes; then
-        CXX="$CXX $switch"
-        ac_success=yes
+    dnl MSVC needs -std:c++NN for C++17 and later (default is C++14)
+    for alternative in ${ax_cxx_compile_alternatives}; do
+      for switch in -std=c++${alternative} +std=c++${alternative} "-h std=c++${alternative}" MSVC; do
+        if test x"$switch" = xMSVC; then
+          dnl AS_TR_SH maps both `:` and `=` to `_` so -std:c++17 would collide
+          dnl with -std=c++17.  We suffix the cache variable name with _MSVC to
+          dnl avoid this.
+          switch=-std:c++${alternative}
+          cachevar=AS_TR_SH([ax_cv_cxx_compile_cxx$1_${switch}_MSVC])
+        else
+          cachevar=AS_TR_SH([ax_cv_cxx_compile_cxx$1_$switch])
+        fi
+        AC_CACHE_CHECK(whether $CXX supports C++$1 features with $switch,
+                       $cachevar,
+          [ac_save_CXX="$CXX"
+           CXX="$CXX $switch"
+           AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_$1])],
+            [eval $cachevar=yes],
+            [eval $cachevar=no])
+           CXX="$ac_save_CXX"])
+        if eval test x\$$cachevar = xyes; then
+          CXX="$CXX $switch"
+          if test -n "$CXXCPP" ; then
+            CXXCPP="$CXXCPP $switch"
+          fi
+          ac_success=yes
+          break
+        fi
+      done
+      if test x$ac_success = xyes; then
         break
       fi
     done
@@ -134,7 +162,6 @@ m4_define([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_11],
   _AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_11
 )
 
-
 dnl  Test body for checking C++14 support
 
 m4_define([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_14],
@@ -142,6 +169,23 @@ m4_define([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_14],
   _AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_14
 )
 
+dnl  Test body for checking C++17 support
+
+m4_define([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_17],
+  _AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_11
+  _AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_14
+  _AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_17
+)
+
+dnl  Test body for checking C++20 support
+
+m4_define([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_20],
+  _AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_11
+  _AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_14
+  _AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_17
+  _AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_20
+)
+
 
 dnl  Tests for new features in C++11
 
@@ -154,7 +198,11 @@ m4_define([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_11], [[
 
 #error "This is not a C++ compiler"
 
-#elif __cplusplus < 201103L
+// MSVC always sets __cplusplus to 199711L in older versions; newer versions
+// only set it correctly if /Zc:__cplusplus is specified as well as a
+// /std:c++NN switch:
+// https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/msvc-now-correctly-reports-__cplusplus/
+#elif __cplusplus < 201103L && !defined _MSC_VER
 
 #error "This is not a C++11 compiler"
 
@@ -179,11 +227,13 @@ namespace cxx11
 
     struct Base
     {
+      virtual ~Base() {}
       virtual void f() {}
     };
 
     struct Derived : public Base
     {
+      virtual ~Derived() override {}
       virtual void f() override {}
     };
 
@@ -443,7 +493,7 @@ m4_define([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_14], [[
 
 #error "This is not a C++ compiler"
 
-#elif __cplusplus < 201402L
+#elif __cplusplus < 201402L && !defined _MSC_VER
 
 #error "This is not a C++14 compiler"
 
@@ -512,7 +562,7 @@ namespace cxx14
 
   }
 
-  namespace test_digit_seperators
+  namespace test_digit_separators
   {
 
     constexpr auto ten_million = 100'000'000;
@@ -554,3 +604,415 @@ namespace cxx14
 #endif  // __cplusplus >= 201402L
 
 ]])
+
+
+dnl  Tests for new features in C++17
+
+m4_define([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_17], [[
+
+// If the compiler admits that it is not ready for C++17, why torture it?
+// Hopefully, this will speed up the test.
+
+#ifndef __cplusplus
+
+#error "This is not a C++ compiler"
+
+#elif __cplusplus < 201703L && !defined _MSC_VER
+
+#error "This is not a C++17 compiler"
+
+#else
+
+#include <initializer_list>
+#include <utility>
+#include <type_traits>
+
+namespace cxx17
+{
+
+  namespace test_constexpr_lambdas
+  {
+
+    constexpr int foo = [](){return 42;}();
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test::nested_namespace::definitions
+  {
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_fold_expression
+  {
+
+    template<typename... Args>
+    int multiply(Args... args)
+    {
+      return (args * ... * 1);
+    }
+
+    template<typename... Args>
+    bool all(Args... args)
+    {
+      return (args && ...);
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_extended_static_assert
+  {
+
+    static_assert (true);
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_auto_brace_init_list
+  {
+
+    auto foo = {5};
+    auto bar {5};
+
+    static_assert(std::is_same<std::initializer_list<int>, decltype(foo)>::value);
+    static_assert(std::is_same<int, decltype(bar)>::value);
+  }
+
+  namespace test_typename_in_template_template_parameter
+  {
+
+    template<template<typename> typename X> struct D;
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_fallthrough_nodiscard_maybe_unused_attributes
+  {
+
+    int f1()
+    {
+      return 42;
+    }
+
+    [[nodiscard]] int f2()
+    {
+      [[maybe_unused]] auto unused = f1();
+
+      switch (f1())
+      {
+      case 17:
+        f1();
+        [[fallthrough]];
+      case 42:
+        f1();
+      }
+      return f1();
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_extended_aggregate_initialization
+  {
+
+    struct base1
+    {
+      int b1, b2 = 42;
+    };
+
+    struct base2
+    {
+      base2() {
+        b3 = 42;
+      }
+      int b3;
+    };
+
+    struct derived : base1, base2
+    {
+        int d;
+    };
+
+    derived d1 {{1, 2}, {}, 4};  // full initialization
+    derived d2 {{}, {}, 4};      // value-initialized bases
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_general_range_based_for_loop
+  {
+
+    struct iter
+    {
+      int i;
+
+      int& operator* ()
+      {
+        return i;
+      }
+
+      const int& operator* () const
+      {
+        return i;
+      }
+
+      iter& operator++()
+      {
+        ++i;
+        return *this;
+      }
+    };
+
+    struct sentinel
+    {
+      int i;
+    };
+
+    bool operator== (const iter& i, const sentinel& s)
+    {
+      return i.i == s.i;
+    }
+
+    bool operator!= (const iter& i, const sentinel& s)
+    {
+      return !(i == s);
+    }
+
+    struct range
+    {
+      iter begin() const
+      {
+        return {0};
+      }
+
+      sentinel end() const
+      {
+        return {5};
+      }
+    };
+
+    void f()
+    {
+      range r {};
+
+      for (auto i : r)
+      {
+        [[maybe_unused]] auto v = i;
+      }
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_lambda_capture_asterisk_this_by_value
+  {
+
+    struct t
+    {
+      int i;
+      int foo()
+      {
+        return [*this]()
+        {
+          return i;
+        }();
+      }
+    };
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_enum_class_construction
+  {
+
+    enum class byte : unsigned char
+    {};
+
+    byte foo {42};
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_constexpr_if
+  {
+
+    template <bool cond>
+    int f ()
+    {
+      if constexpr(cond)
+      {
+        return 13;
+      }
+      else
+      {
+        return 42;
+      }
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_selection_statement_with_initializer
+  {
+
+    int f()
+    {
+      return 13;
+    }
+
+    int f2()
+    {
+      if (auto i = f(); i > 0)
+      {
+        return 3;
+      }
+
+      switch (auto i = f(); i + 4)
+      {
+      case 17:
+        return 2;
+
+      default:
+        return 1;
+      }
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_template_argument_deduction_for_class_templates
+  {
+
+    template <typename T1, typename T2>
+    struct pair
+    {
+      pair (T1 p1, T2 p2)
+        : m1 {p1},
+          m2 {p2}
+      {}
+
+      T1 m1;
+      T2 m2;
+    };
+
+    void f()
+    {
+      [[maybe_unused]] auto p = pair{13, 42u};
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_non_type_auto_template_parameters
+  {
+
+    template <auto n>
+    struct B
+    {};
+
+    B<5> b1;
+    B<'a'> b2;
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_structured_bindings
+  {
+
+    int arr[2] = { 1, 2 };
+    std::pair<int, int> pr = { 1, 2 };
+
+    auto f1() -> int(&)[2]
+    {
+      return arr;
+    }
+
+    auto f2() -> std::pair<int, int>&
+    {
+      return pr;
+    }
+
+    struct S
+    {
+      int x1 : 2;
+      volatile double y1;
+    };
+
+    S f3()
+    {
+      return {};
+    }
+
+    auto [ x1, y1 ] = f1();
+    auto& [ xr1, yr1 ] = f1();
+    auto [ x2, y2 ] = f2();
+    auto& [ xr2, yr2 ] = f2();
+    const auto [ x3, y3 ] = f3();
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_exception_spec_type_system
+  {
+
+    struct Good {};
+    struct Bad {};
+
+    void g1() noexcept;
+    void g2();
+
+    template<typename T>
+    Bad
+    f(T*, T*);
+
+    template<typename T1, typename T2>
+    Good
+    f(T1*, T2*);
+
+    static_assert (std::is_same_v<Good, decltype(f(g1, g2))>);
+
+  }
+
+  namespace test_inline_variables
+  {
+
+    template<class T> void f(T)
+    {}
+
+    template<class T> inline T g(T)
+    {
+      return T{};
+    }
+
+    template<> inline void f<>(int)
+    {}
+
+    template<> int g<>(int)
+    {
+      return 5;
+    }
+
+  }
+
+}  // namespace cxx17
+
+#endif  // __cplusplus < 201703L && !defined _MSC_VER
+
+]])
+
+
+dnl  Tests for new features in C++20
+
+m4_define([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_20], [[
+
+#ifndef __cplusplus
+
+#error "This is not a C++ compiler"
+
+#elif __cplusplus < 202002L && !defined _MSC_VER
+
+#error "This is not a C++20 compiler"
+
+#else
+
+#include <version>
+
+namespace cxx20
+{
+
+// As C++20 supports feature test macros in the standard, there is no
+// immediate need to actually test for feature availability on the
+// Autoconf side.
+
+}  // namespace cxx20
+
+#endif  // __cplusplus < 202002L && !defined _MSC_VER
+
+]])
