Darin Adler wrote:

> The exact wording of the standard is that such a variable has "indeterminate
> initial value". I can't find any wording elsewhere that indicates that
> copying such an indeterminate value would lead to undefined behavior in a
> broader sense.
>
> Is there wording to this effect?

FWIW, there is quite explicit wording in C99.

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Valentin Bonnard
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