https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=113884
--- Comment #8 from Andrew Pinski <pinskia at gcc dot gnu.org> --- (In reply to Jason Liam from comment #7) > (In reply to Andrew Pinski from comment #5) > > std::vector 's constructor which takes std::size_t is marked as explicit. > > But you're missing that the initializer list ctor is preferred/choosen over > the size_t arg ctor. That is different from your original example. This is closer to your original example: ``` #include <initializer_list> struct B { B(std::initializer_list<double>); }; struct C { explicit C(int); }; void func(B); void func(C); int main() { func({ 4.2 }); } ``` here we have two calls to func, one which takes B and the other which takes C. In the case case of copy-list-initialization, it is ambigous which is to be constructed as copy-list-initialization for overload resolution; explicit constructors are looked at but only an error if it was chosen. Note narrowing is not taken into account for overload resolution too; maybe that is what you are missing. Again read https://wg21.link/cwg1228 which talks about this not being a defect in the C++ standard; this is how the standard is written. Anyways clang's bug report is https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/issues/28016 . >implying the the second overload is not even viable so how can it make the >call ambiguous. I should note that is not have overload resolution works either.