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[Bug libstdc++/48257] std::string::assign() corrupts std::string static data when called on emptyString1 using emptyString2.data()
- From: "mohsinrzaidi at gmail dot com" <gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org>
- To: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: 24 Mar 2011 10:22:01 -0000
- Subject: [Bug libstdc++/48257] std::string::assign() corrupts std::string static data when called on emptyString1 using emptyString2.data()
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- References: <bug-48257-4@http.gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/>
http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=48257
--- Comment #10 from Mohsin <mohsinrzaidi at gmail dot com> 2011-03-24 10:21:56 UTC ---
Two questions here:
1. Is the behaviour undefined for __n < number of elements in __s?
2. For cases undefined in the specs, do we take steps to ensure robustness? I
still cannot digest that a programmer error could corrupt std::string static
memory.