Bug 24082

Summary: Use of seekp() in C++ programs causes segfaults.
Product: Base System Reporter: Erich Zigler <erich>
Component: gnuAssignee: freebsd-bugs (Nobody) <bugs>
Status: Closed FIXED    
Severity: Affects Only Me    
Priority: Normal    
Version: 4.2-STABLE   
Hardware: Any   
OS: Any   

Description Erich Zigler 2001-01-05 04:40:00 UTC 
	Use of seekp() in C++ programs causes a segfault.

Fix: 

Unknown.
How-To-Repeat: 
	This is a test program to repeat the segfault...

Begin test-seekp.cc
--

#include <iostream.h>
#include <fstream.h>

int main(void)
{
    ofstream *log = NULL;

    log = new ofstream("test-seekp.out", ios::out | ios::ate);
    if (log != NULL && log->is_open())
    {
        log->seekp(0, ios::end);
        *log << "Here is some data" << endl;
    } else {
        cout << "Error opening file." << endl;
        return 1;
    }

    return 0;
}

EOF

Compiled: g++ test-seekp.cc -o test-seekp
Comment 1 iedowse freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2001-11-18 19:51:05 UTC 
State Changed
From-To: open->Feedback


Does this still occur with more recent releases? I can't reproduce 
it here.
Comment 2 ashp freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2002-01-16 22:44:12 UTC 
State Changed
From-To: feedback->closed

I cannot reproduce this on 4.5-RC either.