libstdc++/3955: ostringstream behaves poorly with openmode ios::app

[Phil Edwards]

The following reply was made to PR libstdc++/3955; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Phil Edwards <pedwards@disaster.jaj.com>
To: Steven Barker <scbarker@uiuc.edu>
Cc: gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org
Subject: Re: libstdc++/3955: ostringstream behaves poorly with openmode ios::app
Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2001 15:53:25 -0400

 On Tue, Aug 07, 2001 at 07:10:04PM -0400, Steven Barker wrote:
 > I've attached a one line patch (to the latest CVS bits/std_sstream.h). It
 > makes string_bufs treat ios_base::ate and ios_base::app the same.  It should
 > work (as it is so simple a solution), but I've not tested it.
 
 Good, that's the same change I have in my local tree.  I still need to
 write up a testcase, and get feedback from the others.
 
 Phil
 
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