Operator <=> in Boost.Variant

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Feature
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cpp
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Start at boost::variant and inspect its existing operator< implementation, then review how the requested operator<=> would interact with defaulted comparisons in structs containing variants. The issue does not name a file or test, so first locate the comparison implementation and its test coverage; done means the requested comparison is supported without breaking existing ordering behavior.

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Description

I'm trying to define a defaulted operator <=> in my own structs that hold boost::variant<>, and I stumbled upon the lack of them.
Would you consider adding operator<=> to boost::variant?

PS: in fact I'm trying to default operator<, which I thought would use boost::variant::operator< (which exists); alas, the default operator< is defined to rely on operator<=> of members, not on operator< of members :(

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