LWG-4158 `packaged_task::operator=` should abandon its shared state
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Description
LWG-4158 packaged_task::operator= should abandon its shared state
It looks like we've already implemented this for operator=(promise&&), but not for operator=(packaged_task&&).
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Compare the existing operator=(promise&&) implementation with operator=(packaged_task&&), as identified in the issue, and trace how each handles its shared state. Confirm the expected behavior from LWG-4158 and verify that packaged_task assignment abandons its previous shared state in the relevant tests.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
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- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100