[charconv.syn] Clarify what types match integer-type #6847
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The current wording in [charconv.syn] is confusing at a surface level, but this is purely an editorial problem:
Firstly, the reader may ask whether this means:
char
, orchar
)In other words, does this include
signed char
andunsigned char
, or does it includechar
? However,signed char
andunsigned char
are already signed/unsigned integer types, so mentioningchar
separately here would be totally redundant. Only the former interpretation is plausible to me.Secondly, the reader may ask whether "cv-unqualified" applies to
char
as well, but this question is totally pointless sincechar
is already cv-unqualified.Overall, we can reduce mental complexity here by simply putting
char
in front. Each of these questions has a clear answer (which is why this edit is not normative), but it would be better if those questions were eliminated completely.