Provide minimum compiler versions to compile SFML 3

These are estimates. We don't necessarily have access to all prior
compiler releases and don't continuously test with these old
compilers so it's possible that we accidentally drop support in a
future v3 release  even without raising the minimum C++ requirement.
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One of the headline changes in SFML 3 is raising the C++ standard to C++17 thus bringing SFML into the world of modern C++!
This change has enabled a vast number of internal improvements as well as new opportunities for improving the API that will be discussed in this document.
## Compiler Requirements
Along with the upgrade from C++03 to C++17 you may need to upgrade your compiler.
C++17 support has been widespread in all major compiler implementations for years prior to SFML 3's release so in all likelihood the compiler you're already using will work.
In case you do need to upgrade, here are the minimum compiler versions.
| Compiler | Version |
| ---------- | ------------ |
| MSVC | 16 (VS 2019) |
| GCC | 9 |
| Clang | 9 |
| AppleClang | 12 |
## CMake Targets
SFML 3 uses modern CMake convention for library targets which entails having a namespace in front of the target name.