> -----Original Message-----
> From: SG16 <sg16-bounces_at_lists.isocpp.org> On Behalf Of Jens Maurer via
> SG16
>
> > I think this is a much more important aspect (whether we think an
> implementation should be able to do that or not) than trying to describe
> the idiosyncrasies of all encodings.
>
> Fine. My answer is "yes, an implementation should be allowed to do that".
> (And, as QoI, implementations will avoid shooting their customers in the
> foot more often than not.)

Why should implementations be allowed to do that?

                      Peter