cplusplus / cplusplus/draft

"Relevant clauses" in [basic.pre] is too vague

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Description

ISO have pointed out that the note "This Clause does not cover concepts that affect only a single part of the language. Such concepts are discussed in the relevant Clauses." in [basic.pre] is too vague.

We could either remove the note, or change "relevant clauses" to something more specific:

  • "subsequent clauses"
  • "clause 7 through clause 15"

Thoughts?

The latter is perhaps what we mean, but a tiny bit harder to maintain long-term. But if we don't want to include the library in this consideration, then it seems preferable.

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