This implements the struct __format_arg_store and its dependencies:
- the class basic_format_arg,
- the class basic_format_args,
- the class basic_format_context,
- the function make_format_args,
- the function wmake_format_args,
- the function visit_format_arg,
- several Standard required typedefs.
The following parts will be implemented in a later patch:
- the child class basic_format_arg::handle,
- the function basic_format_arg::basic_format_arg(const T* p).
The following extension has been implemented:
- the class basic_format_arg supports __[u]int128_t on platform where libc++ supports 128 bit integrals.
Implements parts of:
- P0645 Text Formatting
Completes:
- LWG3371 visit_format_arg and make_format_args are not hidden friends
- LWG3542 basic_format_arg mishandles basic_string_view with custom traits
Note https://mordante.github.io/blog/2021/06/05/format.html gives a bit more information about the goals and non-goals of this initial patch series.
I'm not sure this is worth mentioning at all, since we're going to implement https://wg21.link/P2216 and users will never notice. Also, it'll have been implemented by the time we ship <format> for the first time.