Proposed resolution:
This wording is relative to N4659.
Change [variant.syn], header <variant> synopsis, as follows:
[…]// [variant.traits], allocator-related traits template <class T, class Alloc> struct uses_allocator; template <class... Types, class Alloc> struct uses_allocator<variant<Types...>, Alloc>;
Change [variant.variant], class template variant synopsis, as follows:
[…]// allocator-extended constructors template <class Alloc> variant(allocator_arg_t, const Alloc&); template <class Alloc> variant(allocator_arg_t, const Alloc&, const variant&); template <class Alloc> variant(allocator_arg_t, const Alloc&, variant&&); template <class Alloc, class T> variant(allocator_arg_t, const Alloc&, T&&); template <class Alloc, class T, class... Args> variant(allocator_arg_t, const Alloc&, in_place_type_t<T>, Args&&...); template <class Alloc, class T, class U, class... Args> variant(allocator_arg_t, const Alloc&, in_place_type_t<T>, initializer_list<U>, Args&&...); template <class Alloc, size_t I, class... Args> variant(allocator_arg_t, const Alloc&, in_place_index_t<I>, Args&&...); template <class Alloc, size_t I, class U, class... Args> variant(allocator_arg_t, const Alloc&, in_place_index_t<I>, initializer_list<U>, Args&&...);
Modify [variant.ctor] as indicated:
// allocator-extended constructors template <class Alloc> variant(allocator_arg_t, const Alloc& a); template <class Alloc> variant(allocator_arg_t, const Alloc& a, const variant& v); template <class Alloc> variant(allocator_arg_t, const Alloc& a, variant&& v); template <class Alloc, class T> variant(allocator_arg_t, const Alloc& a, T&& t); template <class Alloc, class T, class... Args> variant(allocator_arg_t, const Alloc& a, in_place_type_t<T>, Args&&... args); template <class Alloc, class T, class U, class... Args> variant(allocator_arg_t, const Alloc& a, in_place_type_t<T>, initializer_list<U> il, Args&&... args); template <class Alloc, size_t I, class... Args> variant(allocator_arg_t, const Alloc& a, in_place_index_t<I>, Args&&... args); template <class Alloc, size_t I, class U, class... Args> variant(allocator_arg_t, const Alloc& a, in_place_index_t<I>, initializer_list<U> il, Args&&... args);
-34- Requires: Alloc shall meet the requirements for an Allocator ([allocator.requirements]).
-35- Effects: Equivalent to the preceding constructors except that the contained value is constructed with uses-allocator construction ([allocator.uses.construction]).
Modify [variant.traits] as indicated:
template <class... Types, class Alloc> struct uses_allocator<variant<Types...>, Alloc> : true_type { };
-1- Requires: Alloc shall be an Allocator ([allocator.requirements]).
-2- [Note: Specialization of this trait informs other library components that variant can be constructed with an allocator, even though it does not have a nested allocator_type. — end note]