I had submitted two testcases to show the problem in the stdc++ library, but I forgot to add that this bug only turns up with a certain warning activated:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/testcase$ g++ -Wcast-align -o foo doesnt-work.cpp /usr/lib/gcc/ia64-linux-gnu/4.1.2/../../../../include/c++/4.1.2/bits/basic_string.h: In member function 'std::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::_Rep* std::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::_M_rep() const [with _CharT = char, _Traits = std::char_traits<char>, _Alloc = std::allocator<char>]': /usr/lib/gcc/ia64-linux-gnu/4.1.2/../../../../include/c++/4.1.2/bits/basic_string.h:478: instantiated from 'std::basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Alloc>::~basic_string() [with _CharT = char, _Traits = std::char_traits<char>, _Alloc = std::allocator<char>]' doesnt-work.cpp:6: instantiated from here /usr/lib/gcc/ia64-linux-gnu/4.1.2/../../../../include/c++/4.1.2/bits/basic_string.h:283: warning: cast from 'char*' to 'std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >::_Rep*' increases required alignment of target type So, the problem happens only if you activate the -Wcast-align warnings. Also, this problem is turning up in alpha, arm, hppa and sparc, so it's not really an ia64 specific problem. I've been trying to read the C++ code that leads to this problem, but I was unable to find anything useful. Sorry. -- Bezos, (o. Marga. (/)_ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]