Update m4_ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx to serial 18

Grab latest from upstream autoconf archive.
To try out msvc to fix /std:c++11 unsupported warnings.

Author: wsfulton

Tools/config/m4_ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx.m4

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 #   and this notice are preserved.  This file is offered as-is, without any
 #   warranty.
 
-#serial 14
+#serial 18
 
 dnl  This macro is based on the code from the AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_11 macro
 dnl  (serial version number 13).
@@ -104,9 +104,18 @@ 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"
+    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}"; do
-        cachevar=AS_TR_SH([ax_cv_cxx_compile_cxx$1_$switch])
+      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"
@@ -189,7 +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"
 
@@ -480,7 +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"
 
@@ -604,7 +617,7 @@ m4_define([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_17], [[
 
 #error "This is not a C++ compiler"
 
-#elif __cplusplus < 201703L
+#elif __cplusplus < 201703L && !defined _MSC_VER
 
 #error "This is not a C++17 compiler"
 
@@ -970,7 +983,7 @@ namespace cxx17
 
 }  // namespace cxx17
 
-#endif  // __cplusplus < 201703L
+#endif  // __cplusplus < 201703L && !defined _MSC_VER
 
 ]])
 
@@ -983,7 +996,7 @@ m4_define([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_20], [[
 
 #error "This is not a C++ compiler"
 
-#elif __cplusplus < 202002L
+#elif __cplusplus < 202002L && !defined _MSC_VER
 
 #error "This is not a C++20 compiler"
 
@@ -1000,6 +1013,6 @@ namespace cxx20
 
 }  // namespace cxx20
 
-#endif  // __cplusplus < 202002L
+#endif  // __cplusplus < 202002L && !defined _MSC_VER
 
 ]])