http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2021/p2255r2.html The library type traits std::reference_{constructs,converts}_from_temporary will need a compiler intrinsic to implement. Apparently clang already has a __reference_binds_to_temporary with similar but not identical semantics; I think let's see if they plan to adjust that builtin or add a new one before we settle on a name.
https://clang.llvm.org/cxx_status.html#cxx23 says "Clang provides a __reference_binds_to_temporary type trait builtin, with which the library facility can be partially implemented. Both __reference_constructs_from_temporary and __reference_converts_from_temporary builtins should be provided, following the normal cross-vendor convention to implement traits requiring compiler support directly." which suggests to me that we should implement two new builtins: __reference_constructs_from_temporary __reference_converts_from_temporary With those in place, I don't think we need __reference_binds_to_temporary.
Agree on that.
I am going to be like Johnathan and say I wish these compiler intrinsic were defined by the standard rather than having to define them ourselves.
They are defined by the standard, as library traits. The intrinsics are needed to implement what the standard defines.
The trunk branch has been updated by Marek Polacek <mpolacek@gcc.gnu.org>: https://gcc.gnu.org/g:9a15d3beace26d68561cb3481b70b0bbcb122ca5 commit r13-1714-g9a15d3beace26d68561cb3481b70b0bbcb122ca5 Author: Marek Polacek <polacek@redhat.com> Date: Wed Jun 29 19:00:54 2022 -0400 c++: Add __reference_con{struc,ver}ts_from_temporary [PR104477] This patch implements C++23 P2255R2, which adds two new type traits to detect reference binding to a temporary. They can be used to detect code like std::tuple<const std::string&> t("meow"); which is incorrect because it always creates a dangling reference, because the std::string temporary is created inside the selected constructor of std::tuple, and not outside it. There are two new compiler builtins, __reference_constructs_from_temporary and __reference_converts_from_temporary. The former is used to simulate direct- and the latter copy-initialization context. But I had a hard time finding a test where there's actually a difference. Under DR 2267, both of these are invalid: struct A { } a; struct B { explicit B(const A&); }; const B &b1{a}; const B &b2(a); so I had to peruse [over.match.ref], and eventually realized that the difference can be seen here: struct G { operator int(); // #1 explicit operator int&&(); // #2 }; int&& r1(G{}); // use #2 (no temporary) int&& r2 = G{}; // use #1 (a temporary is created to be bound to int&&) The implementation itself was rather straightforward because we already have the conv_binds_ref_to_prvalue function. The main function here is ref_xes_from_temporary. I've changed the return type of ref_conv_binds_directly to tristate, because previously the function didn't distinguish between an invalid conversion and one that binds to a prvalue. Since it no longer returns a bool, I removed the _p suffix. The patch also adds the relevant class and variable templates to <type_traits>. PR c++/104477 gcc/c-family/ChangeLog: * c-common.cc (c_common_reswords): Add __reference_constructs_from_temporary and __reference_converts_from_temporary. * c-common.h (enum rid): Add RID_REF_CONSTRUCTS_FROM_TEMPORARY and RID_REF_CONVERTS_FROM_TEMPORARY. gcc/cp/ChangeLog: * call.cc (ref_conv_binds_directly_p): Rename to ... (ref_conv_binds_directly): ... this. Add a new bool parameter. Change the return type to tristate. * constraint.cc (diagnose_trait_expr): Handle CPTK_REF_CONSTRUCTS_FROM_TEMPORARY and CPTK_REF_CONVERTS_FROM_TEMPORARY. * cp-tree.h: Include "tristate.h". (enum cp_trait_kind): Add CPTK_REF_CONSTRUCTS_FROM_TEMPORARY and CPTK_REF_CONVERTS_FROM_TEMPORARY. (ref_conv_binds_directly_p): Rename to ... (ref_conv_binds_directly): ... this. (ref_xes_from_temporary): Declare. * cxx-pretty-print.cc (pp_cxx_trait_expression): Handle CPTK_REF_CONSTRUCTS_FROM_TEMPORARY and CPTK_REF_CONVERTS_FROM_TEMPORARY. * method.cc (ref_xes_from_temporary): New. * parser.cc (cp_parser_primary_expression): Handle RID_REF_CONSTRUCTS_FROM_TEMPORARY and RID_REF_CONVERTS_FROM_TEMPORARY. (cp_parser_trait_expr): Likewise. (warn_for_range_copy): Adjust to call ref_conv_binds_directly. * semantics.cc (trait_expr_value): Handle CPTK_REF_CONSTRUCTS_FROM_TEMPORARY and CPTK_REF_CONVERTS_FROM_TEMPORARY. (finish_trait_expr): Likewise. libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog: * include/std/type_traits (reference_constructs_from_temporary, reference_converts_from_temporary): New class templates. (reference_constructs_from_temporary_v, reference_converts_from_temporary_v): New variable templates. (__cpp_lib_reference_from_temporary): Define for C++23. * include/std/version (__cpp_lib_reference_from_temporary): Define for C++23. * testsuite/20_util/variable_templates_for_traits.cc: Test reference_constructs_from_temporary_v and reference_converts_from_temporary_v. * testsuite/20_util/reference_from_temporary/value.cc: New test. * testsuite/20_util/reference_from_temporary/value2.cc: New test. * testsuite/20_util/reference_from_temporary/version.cc: New test. gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog: * g++.dg/ext/reference_constructs_from_temporary1.C: New test. * g++.dg/ext/reference_converts_from_temporary1.C: New test.
Implemented in GCC 13.