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-Wmissing-designated-field-initializers ignores members of the base classes

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Description

When a designated initializer is used, Clang ignores the members of the base classes and does not issue a warning. Even though there is no way to initialize the members of the base classes in this case, I think there should be a warning.

```cpp
struct BBase
{
int x; // non-default-inititialized
};

struct B : BBase
{
int a = 0;
int b;
};

int main()
{
(void)B{.b=1}; // no warning for `BBase::x` -> NOK
}
```
https://godbolt.org/z/x5Y1EjY5E (the comments were for g++)

Compared to GCC, it also seems to ignore members of base classes, but there is still a warning about the base classes themselves. https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=126319 (I'm putting this here on the assumption that there is a desire to align behavior).

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Research direction

Start with the C++ reproducer in the issue and the linked Compiler Explorer example to confirm the missing warning for BBase::x. Trace Clang's -Wmissing-designated-field-initializers handling for designated initialization and base classes, then add or update a regression test showing the expected diagnostic.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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