[Bug libstdc++/15276] Erroneous Comparisons of Negative Characters

["pcarlini at suse dot de" <gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org>]

------- Additional Comments From pcarlini at suse dot de  2004-05-05 15:19 -------
> I'm referring to the current discussion and the way you seem to
> perceive std::string, given your questioning.

My only problem is that I don't know the appropriate typedef, acc! ;)

>                                                                  But,
> please, don't come and tell me that V3 is correct with respect to the
> standard specification because someone else is doing the same.

No, I think v3 is strictly speaking incorrect.

But I also think that typedef-ed or not-typedef-ed ;) v3 basic_string
lives in a world full of C strings, compared using strcmp and co (I'm
particularly concerned by the two string::compare overloads comparing
*this with a C string) and full of other respectable implementations
that are all strictly speaking incorrect all in the very same way
(that sketched by Josuttis, p.690, by the way)

Honestly, I don't feel like putting my name on a patch touching this,
at least not so quickly: I sent a message to comp.std.c++.

However, I understand your point of view, I know your position in the
committee, and your status of v3 maintainer. If you want to go ahead
I will not try to stop you.

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http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15276