Is it about gcc?
If so, gcc is a frontend for several language compilers, one being C, another C++, etc.
It's your choice to pass the appropriate command line options to the compiler.
If you compile C code, use the right command line options: C++11 (or alike) are for sure not C options.
On the other hand, you might try to compile the C code with the C++ compiler.
See also
CodeBlocks, GCC: change project language c and c++?[
^].
Cheers
Andi