--- stdcxx-4.2.1/include/string 2008-04-24 20:23:57.000000000 -0400

+++ stdcxx-4.2.1/include/string 2011-01-07 07:47:19.609688831 -0500

@@ -980,10 +980,16 @@

basic_string<_CharT, _Traits, _Allocator>::

max_size () const

{

- const size_type __max_chars = allocator_type::max_size ();

const size_type __ref_size =

1U + sizeof (_C_string_ref_type) / sizeof (_CharT);

+ // - 20.1.5, t32 "the largest value that can meaningfully

+ // be passed to X::allocate()"

+ // - 23.1, t65 "size() of the largest possible container"

+ // - 21.3.3., p3 "The maximum size of the string -- see 23.1, t65"

+ // - see also LWG Core Issue 197

+ // - resolved to compatibility with libCstd

+ const size_type __max_chars = _RWSTD_SIZE_MAX;

return __max_chars < __ref_size ? 0 : __max_chars - __ref_size;

}