microsoft / microsoft/ifc-spec

Missing constexpr flag on variable declaration

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Description

MSVC produced IFCs do not mark the Constexpr object traits flag when dealing with cases like the following:

struct X {
  static const X m;
};
constexpr X X::m { 13 };

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No file, test, or entry point is named. Start by locating the IFC specification's object traits and Constexpr flag definitions, then compare them with the C++ example's generated IFC behavior; done means the specification or implementation clearly accounts for the missing flag.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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