C++ copy-construct construct-and-assign question

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The syntax

X a = b;

where a and b are of type X has always meant copy construction. Whatever variants, such as:

X a = X();

are used, there is no assignment going on, and never has been. Construct and assign would be something like:

X a;
a = X();

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