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<a href=https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/66599>66599</a>
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wrong type of ternary expression involving composite pointer type with array of unknown bound
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new issue
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leni536
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Version: clang 16.0.0
flags: `-std=c++20 -O2 -pedantic-errors`
### Observed behavior
```cpp
template <typename T>
void f();
void foo() {
decltype(auto) ptr
= true
? (int(*)[42])nullptr
: (int(*)[])nullptr;
f<decltype(ptr)>(); // calls f<int const (*) []>()
}
```
https://godbolt.org/z/TvaqEKr4v
### Expected behavior
The type of the ternary expression should be `int (*)[]`.
It seems that clang is overeager in applying https://timsong-cpp.github.io/cppwp/n4868/conv.qual#3.3 .
$P_1^3$ is different from one of the source $P_1$-s, which means that `const` is added for every $cv_k$ for $0 < k < 1$, which should be none of them. I think clang treats the right bound as inclusive here when the difference between the two types is in $P_i$.
### Notes
* GCC doesn't implement bringing ternary arguments to composite pointer type when array of unknown bound is involved https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=100189.
* The conversions with array of unknown bound were added in [P0388](https://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2019/p0388r4.html).
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