Report C++ Info: via pytest_report_header() (#4046)

* Report `C++ Info:` from `pytest_configure()`

* Use pytest_report_header() as suggested by @Skylion007

Author: rwgk

include/pybind11/detail/common.h

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #            define PYBIND11_CPP17
 #            if __cplusplus >= 202002L
 #                define PYBIND11_CPP20
+// Please update tests/pybind11_tests.cpp `cpp_std()` when adding a macro here.
 #            endif
 #        endif
 #    endif

tests/conftest.py

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 # Early diagnostic for failed imports
-import pybind11_tests  # noqa: F401
+import pybind11_tests
 
 _long_marker = re.compile(r"([0-9])L")
 _hexadecimal = re.compile(r"0x[0-9a-fA-F]+")
@@ -198,3 +198,16 @@ def gc_collect():
 def pytest_configure():
     pytest.suppress = suppress
     pytest.gc_collect = gc_collect
+
+
+def pytest_report_header(config):
+    del config  # Unused.
+    assert (
+        pybind11_tests.compiler_info is not None
+    ), "Please update pybind11_tests.cpp if this assert fails."
+    return (
+        "C++ Info:"
+        f" {pybind11_tests.compiler_info}"
+        f" {pybind11_tests.cpp_std}"
+        f" {pybind11_tests.PYBIND11_INTERNALS_ID}"
+    )

tests/pybind11_tests.cpp

@@ -62,9 +62,34 @@ void bind_ConstructorStats(py::module_ &m) {
         });
 }
 
+const char *cpp_std() {
+    return
+#if defined(PYBIND11_CPP20)
+        "C++20";
+#elif defined(PYBIND11_CPP17)
+        "C++17";
+#elif defined(PYBIND11_CPP14)
+        "C++14";
+#else
+        "C++11";
+#endif
+}
+
 PYBIND11_MODULE(pybind11_tests, m) {
     m.doc() = "pybind11 test module";
 
+    // Intentionally kept minimal to not create a maintenance chore
+    // ("just enough" to be conclusive).
+#if defined(_MSC_FULL_VER)
+    m.attr("compiler_info") = "MSVC " PYBIND11_TOSTRING(_MSC_FULL_VER);
+#elif defined(__VERSION__)
+    m.attr("compiler_info") = __VERSION__;
+#else
+    m.attr("compiler_info") = py::none();
+#endif
+    m.attr("cpp_std") = cpp_std();
+    m.attr("PYBIND11_INTERNALS_ID") = PYBIND11_INTERNALS_ID;
+
     bind_ConstructorStats(m);
 
 #if defined(PYBIND11_DETAILED_ERROR_MESSAGES)