Problems with running C++-programs under glibc-2.1.[1-2] and gcc-2.95

[Bernd Nottelmann]

Hi,

I have updated my glibc from version 2.0.7 to 2.1.1 resp. 2.1.2 and
now I have the problem with running any C++-program containing
stream input/output.

Example:

// --------------
#include <iostream>

int main()
{
  cout << "Hello\n";
}
// --------------

# g++ -v
Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/2.95/specs
gcc version 2.95 19990718 (prerelease)
# g++ -g couttst.C
# gdb a.out
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(gdb) run
Starting program: /mnt/sdb2/home/nottelm/cprg/a.out

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x400d53b4 in __overflow () from /lib/libc.so.6
(gdb) where
#0  0x400d53b4 in __overflow () from /lib/libc.so.6
#1  0x400d41b5 in _IO_new_file_xsputn () from /lib/libc.so.6
#2  0x40041eba in filebuf::xsputn () at ../../../libio/filebuf.cc:116
#3  0x40045b12 in ostream::operator<< () at ../../../libio/iostream.cc:517
#4  0x80485c8 in main () at couttst.C:5
(gdb)

I have recompiled gcc-2.95 under the new libc-2.2.1 system but the
bug remained, and I don't know if this is a egcs- or a glibc-problem.
First I suspected the different libio/libio.h implementation of both
glibc and egcs, copied the libio/libio.h file from glibc to egcs and recompiled
the latter, but this didn't help. All potentially troublesome header files and
libraries were removed (as far I was able to find them).
I have also looked for other bug reports and found some on the debian
but they didn't contain any hints.

  Bernd