How can you compare two character strings statically at compile time

Starting with C++17 std::string_view is available. It supports constexpr comparisson:

#include <string_view>

constexpr bool strings_equal(char const * a, char const * b) {
    return std::string_view(a)==b;
}

int main() {
    static_assert(strings_equal("abc", "abc" ), "strings are equal");
    static_assert(!strings_equal("abc", "abcd"), "strings are not equal");
    return 0;
}

Demo