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Previously, a lambda expression appearing in a function template signature
(or an enable_if attribute) that referenced an enclosing template parameter
failed template argument substitution. For example, with --c++20:

  template<typename T>
  void f(char (*)[sizeof([] { return T{}; }())]) {}
  void g() {
    char a[sizeof(int)];
    f<int>(&a);  // Previously a spurious error, now okay.
  }

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Fixed spurious template-argument substitution errors when lambdas in function-template signatures or enable_if expressions reference an enclosing template parameter. Previously rejected calls in these cases are now accepted.
  • Improved handling of template arguments and constraints during rescanning, including cases involving generic lambdas, parameter packs, and dependent expressions. This helps avoid incorrect evaluation or instantiation outcomes.

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Walkthrough

Template rescanning now uses shared parameter-binding operations. Lambda substitution checks body dependence and updates closure-class state. Constraint checks, enable-if substitution, and template argument substitution use deduced arguments in matching rescan scopes.

Changes: Template rescanning

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Rescan parameter binding and scope state src/scope_stk.h, src/scope_stk.c	Shared operations save and restore template-parameter bindings, deduced arguments, scope state, and variadic and pack-expansion state. Scope handling also supports matching generic-lambda contexts and deduced-argument lookup.
Lambda rescanning and closure state src/expr.c, src/il.c, src/pending_changes/gh-338-lambda-template-param.txt	Lambda and expression rescans use the binding operations. Lambda-body dependence determines closure-class and routine state. Expression rescanning resolves closure-class members and retains dependent expressions. The pending-change note describes issue #338 and its C++20 example.
Constraint and template argument substitution src/templates.c, src/exprutil.c, src/overload.c	Constraint and template-argument operations temporarily expose deduced arguments in matching scopes. Enable-if substitution runs in a rescan scope, and auto-type deduction checks dependent contexts during rescans.

Priority: Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant LambdaSubstitution
  participant RescanParameterBinding
  participant LambdaBody
  participant ClosureClass
  LambdaSubstitution->>RescanParameterBinding: Bind template parameters for rescan
  LambdaSubstitution->>LambdaBody: Rescan lambda body
  LambdaBody-->>LambdaSubstitution: Return instantiation-dependence result
  LambdaSubstitution->>ClosureClass: Set real or prototype-instantiation state

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Possibly related issues

• A lambda that names a template parameter in a function template's declaration cannot be substituted #338: The PR addresses the substitution failure described in this issue for lambdas that reference enclosing template parameters.
• Template parameters not found in generic lambdas or with packs #346: The issue extends the same lookup failure to generic lambdas and parameter packs; this change includes generic-lambda context and pack-handling updates.

Possibly related PRs

• edgcpp/compiler#339: This PR also addresses issue #338 by binding enclosing function-template parameters during lambda rescans.

Suggested labels: bug

Suggested reviewers: wchilders-nvidia, daveedvdv

Merge Risk: Moderate · up to 696c7

This change targets spurious substitution failures for lambdas in template signatures, but it still has defects that can cause undefined behavior or wrong results during lambda and constraint rescans. Fix the uninitialized source position, the declaration-only dependence gap, and the misplaced deduced-argument assignment before merging.

Security architecture risk: Low · up to 696c7

The change remains within compiler semantic processing. Ordinary completion and substitution-failure paths explicitly restore temporary state, and no new privilege boundary was demonstrated. Nested binding and interrupted-compilation recovery remain partly unverified.

Retained concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

Security review details

Security Blast Radius

• inferred — Source-supplied lambda tokens and template arguments reach the changed contract through existing compiler substitution paths. The demonstrated outcomes are semantic expressions and types, constraint acceptance, diagnostics, and substitution failure; no new external-authority sink was demonstrated in these paths.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

• observed — The rescan-scope mechanism used by the changed callers preserves the original C++ access-checking context. Its paired pop performs deferred checks and restores the previous access depth. This is language-level access control, not an operating-system or tenant authorization boundary.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

• inferred — Explicitly paired cleanup supports containment of ordinary substitution errors within the current semantic operation. It does not establish cleanup after compiler-wide interruption or isolation across reused compiler invocations; those recovery guarantees remain outside the completed source trace.

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Review comments at @src/expr.c:
- Line 10798: Update the clear_locator call in the closure-rescan path to use
the initialized qualified_member_position saved from the operand instead of
locator->source_position.

Review comments at @src/il.c:
- Line 27520: Update the lambda-body dependence check around
traverse_statement(func_scope->assoc_block, &tblock) to inspect stmk_decl
entities and their types as well as traversed statements, so a dependent
declaration keeps the closure marked nonreal instead of being treated as
independent.

Review comments at @src/templates.c:
- Line 11684: Update the assignment to deduced_template_args in the rescan flow
to store args on the innermost instantiation scope, not the top scope, so nested
pack rescans retain the concrete template arguments when SFINAE access checking
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• src/overload.c
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Major · Stability & Availability · Quick win

Use the saved member position for the lookup.

locator->source_position is uninitialized here. clear_locator copies it into loc, so this introduces undefined behavior during closure rescans. Use qualified_member_position, which was initialized from the saved operand. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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Update the clear_locator call in the closure-rescan path to use the initialized
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Major · Functional Correctness · Heavy lift

Inspect declarations when checking lambda-body dependence.

If a lambda body contains only a dependent declaration, such as using U = typename T::type;, traverse_statement skips its stmk_decl entities. This helper can then return FALSE, and the caller clears the closure's nonreal flag even though the body still depends on T. Check declaration entities and their types before marking the closure real. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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Update the lambda-body dependence check around
traverse_statement(func_scope->assoc_block, &tblock) to inspect stmk_decl
entities and their types as well as traversed statements, so a dependent
declaration keeps the closure marked nonreal instead of being treated as
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Supported by static analysis

Script executed:

rg -n -C5 \
  '\b(begin_rescan_param_binding|end_rescan_param_binding|restore_template_param_symbols_for_param_list|get_curr_template_params_and_args|push_pack_instantiation)\s*\(' \
  src

Repository: edgcpp/compiler

Length of output: 12773

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Script executed:

set -o pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- diff ---'
git diff 6c38e1f7b14d7f26078223def95db2f68e433638 696c73cc9e387185e10cf3671fa34a09ba32c5b8 -- src/templates.c src/scope_stk.c src/scope_stk.h
printf '%s\n' '--- templates 11620-11770 ---'
nl -ba src/templates.c | sed -n '11620,11770p'
printf '%s\n' '--- scope 2060-2170 ---'
nl -ba src/scope_stk.c | sed -n '2060,2175p'
printf '%s\n' '--- scope 2230-2430 ---'
nl -ba src/scope_stk.c | sed -n '2230,2430p'
printf '%s\n' '--- scope push and instantiation-scope helpers ---'
rg -n -C12 -F -e 'push_instantiation_scope_for_rescan' -e 'depth_innermost_instantiation_scope' -e 'sck_function_access' -e 'deduced_template_args' src/scope_stk.c src/scope_stk.h src/templates.c

Repository: edgcpp/compiler

Length of output: 42541

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Script executed:

set -o pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- requires_constraint_satisfied ---'
nl -ba src/templates.c | sed -n '11660,11770p'
printf '%s\n' '--- push_instantiation_scope_for_rescan references ---'
rg -n -F -- 'push_instantiation_scope_for_rescan' src
printf '%s\n' '--- scope helper definitions ---'
rg -n -F -- 'void push_instantiation_scope_for_rescan' src/scope_stk.c src/scope_stk.h
rg -n -F -- 'void pop_instantiation_scope_for_rescan' src/scope_stk.c src/scope_stk.h
printf '%s\n' '--- scope implementation around definitions ---'
for n in $(rg -n -F -- 'void push_instantiation_scope_for_rescan' src/scope_stk.c | cut -d: -f1); do sed -n "$((n-30)),$((n+130))p" src/scope_stk.c; done
printf '%s\n' '--- deduced-template-args consumers around cited locations ---'
nl -ba src/scope_stk.c | sed -n '2100,2170p'
nl -ba src/scope_stk.c | sed -n '12125,12165p'

Repository: edgcpp/compiler

Length of output: 21795

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Script executed:

set -o pipefail
printf '%s\n' '--- push_pack_instantiation ---'
nl -ba src/scope_stk.c | sed -n '13340,13470p'
nl -ba src/scope_stk.c | sed -n '13870,14045p'
printf '%s\n' '--- pop and restore sequence ---'
nl -ba src/scope_stk.c | sed -n '10590,10635p'
nl -ba src/scope_stk.c | sed -n '6288,6335p'
printf '%s\n' '--- depth and scope entry declarations ---'
rg -n -F -e 'depth_innermost_instantiation_scope' -e 'deduced_template_args' src/scope_stk.h src/scope_stk.c | head -80

Repository: edgcpp/compiler

Length of output: 26971

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Store deduced arguments on the instantiation scope.

When SFINAE access checking is enabled, push_instantiation_scope_for_rescan pushes sck_function_access above the instantiation scope. This assignment then stores args on the wrong scope. Nested pack rescans read deduced_template_args from depth_innermost_instantiation_scope, so they can lose the concrete arguments and reject a valid specialization.

Proposed correction

-    scope_stack_top().deduced_template_args = args;
+    scope_stack[depth_innermost_instantiation_scope].
+                                               deduced_template_args = args;

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Suggested change

	scope_stack_top().deduced_template_args = args;
	scope_stack[depth_innermost_instantiation_scope].
	deduced_template_args = args;

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Review comment at @src/templates.c at line 11684:
Update the assignment to deduced_template_args in the rescan flow to store args
on the innermost instantiation scope, not the top scope, so nested pack rescans
retain the concrete template arguments when SFINAE access checking is enabled.

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[daveedvdv-nvidia]

Should this also check that we're actually inside a templated context?

[daveedvdv-nvidia]

Is a forward static declaration actually needed? Could we move the definition (and the functions it depends on) up here?

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Codecov Report

❌ Patch coverage is 78.50877% with 49 lines in your changes missing coverage. Please review.

Files with missing lines	Patch %	Lines
src/scope_stk.c	76.56%	12 Missing and 18 partials ⚠️
src/expr.c	61.90%	4 Missing and 4 partials ⚠️
src/il.c	84.61%	0 Missing and 6 partials ⚠️
src/templates.c	88.88%	0 Missing and 4 partials ⚠️
src/overload.c	66.66%	0 Missing and 1 partial ⚠️

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