[Bug libstdc++/54392] [4.6/4.7/4.8 Regression] std::string::assign() fails to update length

[redi at gcc dot gnu.org]

http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=54392



--- Comment #19 from Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> 2013-01-11 
18:58:53 UTC ---

Agreed. I don't think we'll ever fix this in the current std::string code TBH