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2024-10-26
[Accepted as a DR at the March, 2024 meeting.]
Subclause 6.9.3.1 [basic.start.main] paragraph 3 specifies:
The function main shall not be used within a program. ...
It is unclear what "use" means. N3214 excluded this appearance from the clarifications of "use" that were turned into "odr-use". For example, it is unclear whether decltype(main) is allowed or not.
CWG 2023-12-01
CWG favored to ban any mention of main.
Proposed resolution (approved by CWG 2023-12-15):
Change in 6.9.3.1 [basic.start.main] paragraph 3 as follows:
The function main shall not beused within a programnamed by an expression. ...