From: noone@noone.net   
      
   On Wed 1/7/2026 8:17 AM, Andrey Tarasevich wrote:   
   >   
   > which is related to how qualifications are treated under `_Generic`.   
   > `_Generic` operates on "exact match" basis not on "type compatibility"   
   > basis. Which is why such matters suddenly become important.   
   >   
      
   No, I take it back. `_Generic` chooses its branches based on type   
   compatibility.   
      
   In that case it raises an interesting question: why does the C standard   
   keeps sticking to this, i.e. keeps persistent top-level qualifiers on   
   function parameters? Why not switch to C++-like approach and just   
   discard such qualifiers at the parameter type adjustment stage?   
   Especially now, after C17 started to explicitly do this with the return   
   type.   
      
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   Best regards,   
   Andrey   
      
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