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4412. Fix declaration of zero_element and uninit_element

Section: 29.10.3 [simd.syn] Status: Tentatively Ready Submitter: Jonathan Wakely Opened: 2025-10-17 Last modified: 2025-10-22

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Discussion:

zero_element and uninit_element should be inline and not static

[2025-10-22; Reflector poll.]

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Proposed resolution:

This wording is relative to N5014.

1. Modify 29.10.3 [simd.syn] as indicated:

   // 29.10.8.7, permute by static index generator
   inline static constexpr simd-size-type zero_element = implementation-defined;
   inline static constexpr simd-size-type uninit_element = implementation-defined;