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Description of problem:
The following sample compiled with the libstdc++ coming with gcc 2.96-98 
results in an infinite loop:

char buf[2048];
stringstream s;
s.write (buf, 2048);
s.seekg (0, ios::beg);
s.read (buf, 2048);

The reason for this is that the get/put pointers are not set in the default 
constructor of the stringbuf class.

To fix this one needs to set the get/put pointers as it is done in the other 
stringbuf constructor - the one acception string.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
See the description.

Actual Results:  Infinite loop.

Expected Results:  Data should be read in the buffer.

Additional info: