libstdc++/9761: filebuf::pbackfail discards previously put back characters

libstdc++/9761: filebuf::pbackfail discards previously put back characters

[peturr02]

>Number:         9761
>Category:       libstdc++
>Synopsis:       filebuf::pbackfail discards previously put back characters
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Feb 19 17:16:01 UTC 2003
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     peturr02@ru.is
>Release:        gcc-3.2.1
>Organization:
>Environment:
Red Hat Linux 8.0
>Description:
If filebuf::sputbackc is called twice in a row, the result of the first sputbackc is lost. It would be better for the second sputbackc to fail than to corrupt the stream. Even better would be to support up to gptr() - eback() put backs.
>How-To-Repeat:
See attachment.
>Fix:

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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Content-Type: text/plain; name="sputbackcbug3.cc"
Content-Disposition: inline; filename="sputbackcbug3.cc"

#include <fstream>

int main()
{
	using namespace std;

	filebuf fbuf;
	fbuf.open("sputbackcbug3.cc", ios_base::in);

	fbuf.sbumpc();
	fbuf.sbumpc();
	
	if (fbuf.sputbackc('a') == EOF)
		return 0;
	if (fbuf.sputbackc('b') == EOF)
		return 0;

	assert(fbuf.sbumpc() == 'b');
	assert(fbuf.sbumpc() == 'a');

	return 0;
}

Re: libstdc++/9761: filebuf::pbackfail discards previously put back characters

[paolo]

Synopsis: filebuf::pbackfail discards previously put back characters

State-Changed-From-To: open->analyzed
State-Changed-By: paolo
State-Changed-When: Sat Feb 22 16:24:01 2003
State-Changed-Why:
    Confirmed. Seems however a known issue: grep for 'pbacks' in
    std_streambuf.h

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