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2024-10-26

2758. What is "access and ambiguity control"?

[Accepted as a DR at the November, 2023 meeting.]

Subclause 7.6.2.9 [expr.delete] paragraph 12 specifies:

Access and ambiguity control are done for both the deallocation function and the destructor (11.4.7 [class.dtor], 11.4.11 [class.free]).

It is unclear what that means. In particular, ambiguity checking is part of overload resolution, and access checking requires a point of reference.

Proposed resolution (approved by CWG 2023-08-25):

1. Change in 7.6.2.9 [expr.delete] paragraph 6 as follows:

   If the value of the operand of the delete-expression is not a null pointer value and the selected deallocation function (see below) is not a destroying operator delete, evaluating the delete-expression will invoke invokes the destructor (if any) for the object or the elements of the array being deleted. The destructor shall be accessible from the point where the delete-expression appears. In the case of an array, the elements will be are destroyed in order of decreasing address (that is, in reverse order of the completion of their constructor; see 11.9.3 [class.base.init]).

2. Change in 7.6.2.9 [expr.delete] paragraph 10

   If more than one deallocation function is found, the The deallocation function to be called is selected as follows:

   • ...

   Unless the deallocation function is selected at the point of definition of the dynamic type's virtual destructor, the selected deallocation function shall be accessible from the point where the delete-expression appears.

3. Remove 7.6.2.9 [expr.delete] paragraph 12:

   Access and ambiguity control are done for both the deallocation function and the destructor (11.4.7 [class.dtor], 11.4.11 [class.free]).