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+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
+/* See: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Conditionals.html#Conditionals */
+@@
+expression e, x;
+@@
+- e ? e : x
++ e ?: x