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E.16 not noexcept copy constructor
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Description
These two sentences appear to contradict each other in the bottom Note of E.16:
ensure its copy constructor is not noexcept.
Try not to throw a type whose copy constructor is not noexcept.
According to proposal #1921, perhaps here is:
ensure its copy constructor is noexcept.
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Read the bottom Note of guideline E.16 and compare its two statements about copy constructors with proposal #1921. Confirm the intended noexcept wording and update the contradictory text so the note is internally consistent.
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- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 1/5
- Estimated time
- Under an hour
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100