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2024-10-26
Subclause 11.6 [class.local] paragraph 3 establishes restrictions on the definition of classes nested within local classes, but it is unclear which restrictions exist for other members of local classes.
Possible resolution [SUPERSEDED]:
Change in 11.6 [class.local] paragraph 3 as follows:
If class X is a local class, a nested class Y may be declared in class X and later defined in the definition of class X or be later defined in the same scope as the definition of class X.A class nested within a local class is a local class. A member of a local class X shall be declared only in the definition of X or the nearest enclosing block scope of X.
CWG 2024-06-14
The implementation status quo is that no members of local classes other than nested classes can be defined at block scope.
Possible resolution:
Change in 11.6 [class.local] paragraph 3 as follows:
If class X is a local class, a nested class Y may be declared in class X and later defined in the definition of class X or be later defined in the same scope as the definition of class X.A class nested within a local class is a local class. A member of a local class X shall be declared only in the definition of X or, if the member is a nested class, in the nearest enclosing block scope of X.