libstdc++/9897: string.reserve/capacity does not work

[david at wmol dot com]

>Number:         9897
>Category:       libstdc++
>Synopsis:       string.reserve/capacity does not work
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Mar 01 13:16:00 UTC 2003
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     David Hill
>Release:        2.95.3
>Organization:
>Environment:
OpenBSD 3.3 i386
>Description:
//
// START OF SOURCE
//
#include <iostream>
#include <string>

int main(void)
{
    string test("david");
    string bad;

    bad.reserve(500);
    cout << "bad capacity: " << bad.capacity() << endl;
    
    cout << "test capacity before: " << test.capacity() << endl;
    test.reserve(500);
    cout << "test capacity after: " << test.capacity() << endl;

    return 0;
}
// END OF SOURCE

this code prints
bad capacity: 0
test capacity before: 16
test capacity after: 16

shouldn't the "test capacity after" be 500?
>How-To-Repeat:
compile the code and execute.
>Fix:
unknown
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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