On Sun, Aug 16, 2020 at 5:58 PM David G. Johnston < david.g.johns...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 5. If the first non-unknown type is a preferred type it is chosen, > otherwise it is made a candidate, and then, > 6. each subsequent type is compared to the current candidate, with a new > candidate being chosen only when there exists a non-mutal implicit cast to > the new type. > 6a. If at any point a preferred type is made a candidate then it will be > chosen. > More concisely: Make the first input type a candidate type. Each subsequent input type is compared to the current candidate, with a new candidate being chosen only when there exists a non-mutal implicit cast to the new type. If at any point a preferred type is made a candidate then it will be chosen. In my original the whole if/otherwise in 5 is pointless given the presence of 6a. David J.
