[temp.deduct.type] p4 Template parameter pack is only used in non-deduced context
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[temp.deduct.type] p4 states that:
If a template parameter is used only in non-deduced contexts and is not explicitly specified, template argument deduction fails.
Consider this example:
template<class...T, class U>
void fun(T...,U){
}
fun(0); // all major implementations accept it.
[temp.deduct.type] p5 states that the template parameter pack T is used in a non-deduced context:
The non-deduced contexts are:
- [...]
- A function parameter pack that does not occur at the end of the parameter-declaration-list.
The parameter is only used in a non-deduced context. [temp.arg.explicit.note]/1 also implies the example is ok. The following change may be an improvement:
If a template parameter that is not a template parameter pack is used only in non-deduced contexts and is not explicitly specified, template argument deduction fails.
Relevant issue: https://github.com/cplusplus/draft/issues/4555
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Start by reading [temp.deduct.type] paragraphs 4–5 and [temp.arg.explicit.note]/1, then compare their wording with the provided template example. Review whether the proposed exception for template parameter packs resolves the stated deduction behavior; done means the draft wording clearly reflects the intended rule.
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