[Bug libstdc++/48257] std::string::assign() corrupts std::string static data when called on emptyString1 using emptyString2.data()

[mohsinrzaidi at gmail dot com]

http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=48257



--- Comment #10 from Mohsin <mohsinrzaidi at gmail dot com> 2011-03-24 10:21:56 
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Two questions here:



1. Is the behaviour undefined for __n < number of elements in __s?



2. For cases undefined in the specs, do we take steps to ensure robustness? I

still cannot digest that a programmer error could corrupt std::string static

memory.