This bug is related to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glibc/+bug/1725869 (and https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22296). If gcc-4 is rebuilt with a version of glibc with that bug fixed then this one is fixed too.
** Bug watch added: Sourceware.org Bugzilla #22296 https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22296 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to gcc-4.8 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1725847 Title: libstdc++-4.8-dev:amd64 4.8.5-4ubuntu6 configured without _GLIBCXX_USE_C99 Status in gcc-4.8 package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: Test program compiled on Artful Aardvark Ubuntu 17.10. $ which g++-4.8 /usr/bin/g++-4.8 $ /usr/bin/g++-4.8 --version g++-4.8 (Ubuntu 4.8.5-4ubuntu6) 4.8.5 Copyright (C) 2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. $ /usr/bin/g++-4.8 -std=c++11 -x c++ - <<EOF #include <iostream> #include <string> int main() { std::cout << std::to_string(0) << '\n'; return 0; } EOF Expected result compile without errors, output 0 Actual result <stdin>: In function ‘int main()’: <stdin>:5:16: error: ‘to_string’ is not a member of ‘std’ Supposed cause _GLIBCXX_USE_C99 is not set in /usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu/c++/4.8/bits/c++config.h in package libstdc++-4.8-dev:amd64 (4.8.5-4ubuntu6) Further information Test program compiles and runs on Zesty Zapus with package libstdc++-4.8-dev:amd64 (4.8.5-4ubuntu4). To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gcc-4.8/+bug/1725847/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
