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### 3390. `make_move_iterator()` cannot be used to construct a `move_iterator` for a move-only iterator

Section: 25.5.4.9 [move.iter.nonmember] Status: C++20 Submitter: Patrick Palka Opened: 2020-02-07 Last modified: 2021-02-25

Priority: 0

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Discussion:

P1207R4 ("Movability of single-pass iterators") introduces the notion of a move-only non-forward iterator and makes some changes to the existing specification to realize that support.

The problem is that the specification of `make_move_iterator()` provided in 25.5.4.9 [move.iter.nonmember] p6 does attempt to construct a `move_iterator<Iterator>` with an lvalue of `i` instead of an rvalue, having the effect of copying it instead of moving it, thus preventing to accept move-only iterators.

[2020-02 Prioritized as IMMEDIATE Monday morning in Prague]

Proposed resolution:

This wording is relative to N4849.

1. Modify 25.5.4.9 [move.iter.nonmember] as indicated:

   >     template<class Iterator>
   >     constexpr move_iterator<Iterator> make_move_iterator(Iterator i);

   > > -6- Returns: `move_iterator<Iterator>(std::move(i))`.