[Bug libstdc++/16396] ostream << volatile char* converts to ostream << bool

[bangerth at dealii dot org]

------- Additional Comments From bangerth at dealii dot org  2004-07-07 00:08 -------
The argument to operator<< is of type 'volatile char*', which
is converted to bool in absence of a better match. Since the
pointer is non-null, the bool is 'true', which is printed as '1'.

Now, whether this conversion is correct, I don't know -- a matter
for the libstdc++ people. 

W.

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           What    |Removed                     |Added
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          Component|c++                         |libstdc++
            Summary|cout of volatile char *     |ostream << volatile char*
                   |prints funny                |converts to  ostream << bool


http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16396