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		aw1621107 7 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: C constructs that still don't work in C++ > It's especially tragic because Clang already had the full C99 designated init feature set in C++ mode implemented long before C++20 and it worked just fine. How did Clang handle differences between member declaration order and the order in which initializers appeared?

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flohofwoe 7 days ago [–]

It simply reorders them, same behaviour as in C:

https://www.godbolt.org/z/ex138rh51

(the warnings in C++ mode had only been added after C++20)

aw1621107 6 days ago | [–]

Hrm, I take it that was considered too footgun-y for the committee?

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