From 402815345e3ffe8c2f201380c6aef8315d238f0d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Herb Sutter <herb.sutter@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2021 11:36:01 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Added suggestion to use a pointer member instead of a
 reference; closes #1783

---
 CppCoreGuidelines.md | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/CppCoreGuidelines.md b/CppCoreGuidelines.md
index 01fe26b..fa3e088 100644
--- a/CppCoreGuidelines.md
+++ b/CppCoreGuidelines.md
@@ -4593,6 +4593,12 @@ They are not useful, and make types difficult to use by making them either uncop
         // ...
     };
 
+The `const` and `&` data members make this class "only-sort-of-copyable" -- copy-constructible but not copy-assignable.
+
+##### Note
+
+If you need a member to point to something, use a pointer (raw or smart, and `gsl::not_null` if it should not be null) instead of a reference.
+
 ##### Enforcement
 
 Flag a data member that is `const`, `&`, or `&&`.