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[expr.reflect] Last example assumes sizeof(int)!=1 without saying as such

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[expr.reflect] example 4:

template<typename T> void fn() requires (^^T != ^^int);
template<typename T> void fn() requires (^^T == ^^int);
template<typename T> void fn() requires (sizeof(T) == sizeof(int));

constexpr std::meta::info a = ^^fn<char>;       // OK
constexpr std::meta::info b = ^^fn<int>;        // error: ambiguous

The validity of these being different only makes sense if sizeof(int) is not one. Replacing int with a type such as char[2] would remove the assumption.

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Read example 4 at expr.reflect#example-4 and compare the three constraints and their char/int instantiations. Update the example so it either states the sizeof(int) assumption or uses a type such as char[2], then confirm the example's ambiguity and validity remain clear.

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