libstdc++/9667: some methods don't link for std::basic_string<unsigned char>

[emcwhorter at rightnow dot com]

>Number:         9667
>Category:       libstdc++
>Synopsis:       some methods don't link for std::basic_string<unsigned char>
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Feb 11 22:06:00 UTC 2003
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     emcwhorter@rightnow.com
>Release:        unknown-1.0
>Organization:
>Environment:
Red Hat 7.3
>Description:
std::basic_string<char> works, std::basic<unsigned char> has problems:

#include<string>
int main( void ) {
  std::basic_string< unsigned char > u;
  unsigned char a[] = "whatever";
  u.append( buf, sizeof( buf ));
}

g++ -v -save-temps some_filename.C gives linker error:
Reading specs from /usr/local/ericm/gcc-3.2.2-inst/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.2.2/specs
Configured with: ../configure --prefix=/usr/local/ericm/gcc-3.2.2-inst
Thread model: posix
gcc version 3.2.2
 /usr/local/ericm/gcc-3.2.2-inst/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.2.2/cpp0 -lang-c++ -D__GNUG__=3 -D__DEPRECATED -D__EXCEPTIONS -v -D__GNUC__=3 -D__GNUC_MINOR__=2 -D__GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__=2 -D__GXX_ABI_VERSION=102 -D__ELF__ -Dunix -D__gnu_linux__ -Dlinux -D__ELF__ -D__unix__ -D__gnu_linux__ -D__linux__ -D__unix -D__linux -Asystem=posix -D__NO_INLINE__ -D__STDC_HOSTED__=1 -D_GNU_SOURCE -Acpu=i386 -Amachine=i386 -Di386 -D__i386 -D__i386__ -D__tune_i686__ -D__tune_pentiumpro__ ustring.C ustring.ii
GNU CPP version 3.2.2 (cpplib) (i386 Linux/ELF)
ignoring nonexistent directory "/usr/local/ericm/gcc-3.2.2-inst/i686-pc-linux-gnu/include"
#include "..." search starts here:
#include <...> search starts here:
 /usr/local/ericm/gcc-3.2.2-inst/include/c++/3.2.2
 /usr/local/ericm/gcc-3.2.2-inst/include/c++/3.2.2/i686-pc-linux-gnu
 /usr/local/ericm/gcc-3.2.2-inst/include/c++/3.2.2/backward
 /usr/local/include
 /usr/local/ericm/gcc-3.2.2-inst/include
 /usr/local/ericm/gcc-3.2.2-inst/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.2.2/include
 /usr/include
End of search list.
 /usr/local/ericm/gcc-3.2.2-inst/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.2.2/cc1plus -fpreprocessed ustring.ii -quiet -dumpbase ustring.C -version -o ustring.s
GNU CPP version 3.2.2 (cpplib) (i386 Linux/ELF)
GNU C++ version 3.2.2 (i686-pc-linux-gnu)
	compiled by GNU C version 3.2.2.
 as -V -Qy -o ustring.o ustring.s
GNU assembler version 2.11.93.0.2 (i386-redhat-linux) using BFD version 2.11.93.0.2 20020207
 /usr/local/ericm/gcc-3.2.2-inst/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.2.2/collect2 -m elf_i386 -dynamic-linker /lib/ld-linux.so.2 /usr/lib/crt1.o /usr/lib/crti.o /usr/local/ericm/gcc-3.2.2-inst/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.2.2/crtbegin.o -L/usr/local/ericm/gcc-3.2.2-inst/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.2.2 -L/usr/local/ericm/gcc-3.2.2-inst/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.2.2/../../.. ustring.o -lstdc++ -lm -lgcc_s -lgcc -lc -lgcc_s -lgcc /usr/local/ericm/gcc-3.2.2-inst/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.2.2/crtend.o /usr/lib/crtn.o
ustring.o: In function `std::basic_string<unsigned char, std::char_traits<unsigned char>, std::allocator<unsigned char> >::_Rep::_M_clone(std::allocator<unsigned char> const&, unsigned)':
ustring.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZNSbIhSt11char_traitsIhESaIhEE4_Rep8_M_cloneERKS1_j+0xb3): undefined reference to `std::char_traits<unsigned char>::copy(unsigned char*, unsigned char const*, unsigned)'
ustring.o: In function `std::basic_string<unsigned char, std::char_traits<unsigned char>, std::allocator<unsigned char> >::_M_mutate(unsigned, unsigned, unsigned)':
ustring.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZNSbIhSt11char_traitsIhESaIhEE9_M_mutateEjjj+0x13d): undefined reference to `std::char_traits<unsigned char>::copy(unsigned char*, unsigned char const*, unsigned)'
ustring.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZNSbIhSt11char_traitsIhESaIhEE9_M_mutateEjjj+0x170): undefined reference to `std::char_traits<unsigned char>::copy(unsigned char*, unsigned char const*, unsigned)'
ustring.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZNSbIhSt11char_traitsIhESaIhEE9_M_mutateEjjj+0x27a): undefined reference to `std::char_traits<unsigned char>::move(unsigned char*, unsigned char const*, unsigned)'
ustring.o: In function `std::basic_string<unsigned char, std::char_traits<unsigned char>, std::allocator<unsigned char> >::_S_copy_chars(unsigned char*, unsigned char const*, unsigned char const*)':
ustring.o(.gnu.linkonce.t._ZNSbIhSt11char_traitsIhESaIhEE13_S_copy_charsEPhPKhS5_+0x20): undefined reference to `std::char_traits<unsigned char>::copy(unsigned char*, unsigned char const*, unsigned)'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

>How-To-Repeat:
g++ some_filename.C
>Fix:
Rolling my own equiv to basic_string<unsigned char>
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: