http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=60711
--- Comment #1 from Jim Michaels <jmichae3 at yahoo dot com> --- oops! ignore the namespace std { line and the error about missing } I was trying something earlier due to an earlier error. because basic_ostream() is protected in the include file ostream, I or anyone else can't seem to do unicode strings with ostream and sstream?