Landing: 4fd42fce8d43

Project / Subsystem

gcc / libstdc++

Date

2026-06-24

Author

Tomasz Kamiński

Commit

4fd42fce8d43cefb59c61d2865c198c35c0860be

Source

github

Perf win

No

Breaking

No

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gcc
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libstdc++
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4fd42fce8d43cefb59c61d2865c198c35c0860be
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github
headline
libstdc++: Provide defined behavior for unrecognized _Pres_type values
tldr
Ensures that libstdc++'s formatting functions handle unrecognized presentation types gracefully, preventing crashes.
author
Tomasz Kamiński
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committed
performance_win
false
breaking_change
false
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tags
  • libstdc++
  • formatting
  • ABI
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date
2026-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

When new _Pres_type values are introduced in std::format for future features, linking against older library versions could lead to unrecognized types. Previously, __formatter_int and __formatter_fp would trigger __builtin_unreachable in such cases, causing undefined behavior or crashes. This patch modifies these formatters to fall back to the _Pres_none behavior when an unrecognized _Pres_type is encountered, ensuring defined and safe operation.