On Wed, Sep 8, 2021 at 2:29 PM D'Alessandro, Luke K via Std-Proposals
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> I guess I have two questions:
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> 1. Does std::construct_at change the active member of a union?

As stated in [class.union]/2, "a non-static data member is active if
its name refers to an object whose lifetime has begun and has not
ended." `construct_at` can begin the lifetime of objects (which can
also cause the lifetime of other overlapping objects to end).

Therefore, it can change the active union member.

> 2. If 1, can std::construct_at benefit from the logic in https://eel.is/c++draft/class.union#general-6 that begins the lifetime of a nominated member?

No. That paragraph applies to the explicit use of the assignment operator.