Proposed resolution:

This wording is relative to N4964.

1. Modify [range.utility.conv.to] as indicated:

   template<class C, input_range R, class... Args> requires (!view<C>)
     constexpr C to(R&& r, Args&&... args);
   

   -1- Mandates: C is a cv-unqualified class type.

   -2- Returns: An object of type C constructed from the elements of r in the following manner:

   1. (2.1) — If C does not satisfy input_range or convertible_to<range_reference_t<R>, range_value_t<C>> is true:

      1. (2.1.1) — […]

      2. (2.1.2) — […]

      3. (2.1.3) — […]

      4. (2.1.4) — Otherwise, if

         1. (2.1.4.?) — move_constructible<C> is true,

         2. (2.1.4.1) — constructible_from<C, Args...> is true, and

         3. (2.1.4.2) — container-insertable<C, range_reference_t<R>> is true:

            C c(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
            if constexpr (sized_range<R> && reservable-container<C>)
              c.reserve(static_cast<range_size_t<C>>(ranges::size(r)));
            ranges::copy(r, container-inserter<range_reference_t<R>>(c));
            

      5. (2.1.5) — Otherwise, the program is ill-formed.

   2. (2.2) — […]

   3. (2.3) — Otherwise, the program is ill-formed.

[ 2024-03-11; Reflector poll ]

Set priority to 3 after reflector poll.

Unlike other branches that return a prvalue C, this branch's C is returned by elidable move, indicating that C needs to be move constructible (demo):

#include <ranges>
#include <vector>

struct nonmovable {
  nonmovable() = default;
  nonmovable(const nonmovable&) = delete;
  nonmovable& operator=(const nonmovable&) = delete;
};

template<class T>
struct nonmovable_vector : std::vector<T>, nonmovable { };

int main() {
  int arr[] = {42};
  auto v = std::ranges::to<nonmovable_vector<int>>(arr); // hard error
}