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[class.temporary]/3 A deleted destructor is meaninglessly allowed

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Description

If a parameter type (that is an object type) or the return type of a function has a deleted destructor, the function definition or the return statement is ill-formed respectively (the latter case is banned via CWG 2426). So should we just say "the destructor of X is trivial"?

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Read the issue's discussion alongside the linked CWG 2426 resolution, focusing on the rules for deleted destructors in parameter and return types. Determine whether the standard wording should refer to a trivial destructor, and confirm the resulting wording is consistent with those cases.

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