[Bug c++/11295] [3.3/3.4 Regression] *reinterpret_cast<std::string *> causes ICE

[bangerth at dealii dot org]

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http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11295



------- Additional Comments From bangerth at dealii dot org  2003-06-23 22:39 -------
Yes, that's what I meant: you'll have to emulate the byte-pattern of a
usable std::string object. But then you expose yourself to changes in
the internals of the std::string implementation. If you're fine with
that, then so am I :-)

But that's certainly not what we're talking about in this bug report,
I was just answering to Andrew's question about the legality of the
code. It's still the ICE that's the problem. 

W.