The attached codesnippet (test.cc) will segfault when using the nl_BE locale. Although i can't confirm it i have heard it migth also fail with some other locales.
------------------------------------ $ g++ -v -save-temps test.cc Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.4/specs Configured with: /var/tmp/portage/gcc-3.4.4-r1/work/gcc-3.4.4/configure --prefix=/usr --bindir=/usr/i686-pc-linux-gnu/gcc-bin/3.4.4 --includedir=/usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.4/include --datadir=/usr/share/gcc-data/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.4 --mandir=/usr/share/gcc-data/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.4/man --infodir=/usr/share/gcc-data/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.4/info --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.4/include/g++-v3 --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu --build=i686-pc-linux-gnu --disable-altivec --enable-nls --without-included-gettext --with-system-zlib --disable-checking --disable-werror --disable-libunwind-exceptions --disable-multilib --disable-libgcj --enable-languages=c,c++ --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-clocale=gnu Thread model: posix gcc version 3.4.4 (Gentoo 3.4.4-r1, ssp-3.4.4-1.0, pie-8.7.8) /usr/libexec/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.4/cc1plus -E -quiet -v -D_GNU_SOURCE test.cc -mtune=pentiumpro -o test.ii ignoring nonexistent directory "/usr/local/include" ignoring nonexistent directory "/usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.4/../../../../i686-pc-linux-gnu/include" #include "..." search starts here: #include <...> search starts here: /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.4/include/g++-v3 /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.4/include/g++-v3/i686-pc-linux-gnu /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.4/include/g++-v3/backward /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.4/include /usr/include End of search list. /usr/libexec/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.4/cc1plus -fpreprocessed test.ii -quiet -dumpbase test.cc -mtune=pentiumpro -auxbase test -version -o test.s GNU C++ version 3.4.4 (Gentoo 3.4.4-r1, ssp-3.4.4-1.0, pie-8.7.8) (i686-pc-linux-gnu) compiled by GNU C version 3.4.3-20050110 (Gentoo Linux 3.4.3.20050110-r2, ssp-3.4.3.20050110-0, pie-8.7.7). GGC heuristics: --param ggc-min-expand=90 --param ggc-min-heapsize=113194 /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.4/../../../../i686-pc-linux-gnu/bin/as -V -Qy -o test.o test.s GNU assembler version 2.15.92.0.2 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) using BFD version 2.15.92.0.2 20040927 /usr/libexec/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.4/collect2 --eh-frame-hdr -m elf_i386 -dynamic-linker /lib/ld-linux.so.2 /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.4/../../../crt1.o /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.4/../../../crti.o /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.4/crtbegin.o -L/usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.4 -L/usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.4 -L/usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.4/../../../../i686-pc-linux-gnu/lib -L/usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.4/../../.. test.o -lstdc++ -lm -lgcc_s -lgcc -lc -lgcc_s -lgcc /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.4/crtend.o /usr/lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.4.4/../../../crtn.o --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------- $ LC_ALL=C ./a.out $ $ LC_ALL=nl_BE ./a.out Segmentation fault -------------------------------------- -- Summary: using stringstreams causes crashes with some locales Product: gcc Version: 3.4.4 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: libstdc++ AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: plors at hakvoort dot be CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23953