On AIX and zOS in 64-bit mode, wchar_t is 4 bytes unsigned and wint_t is also 4 bytes. libcxx std::basic_ios uses WEOF to indicate that the fill value is uninitialized, which cannot be distinguished from WCHAR_MAX by std::char_traits<wchar_t>::eq_int_type.
The constraints of the C++ standard impose:
- Cannot map any wchar_t value to WEOF.
- All wchar_t values must map uniquely.
Compatibility with the platform C ABI imposes:
- wint_t and wchar_t have the same width on AIX in 64-bit mode.
The library is implemented correctly with respect to the C++ standard, however, an implementation cannot be compliant where wchar_t is unsigned and the same size as wint_t, consequently I've added a __fill_set_ member to indicate whether or not the fill character has been initialized.
I plan to have IBM follow up with the C++ standard to have the issue dealt with. In particular, C++ imposes requirements on C types not also imposed by C (thereby breaking compatibility with C on platforms with preexisting C implementations).
The change is enabled in both 32 and 64 bit on AIX and z/OS for compatibility with the current IBM system provided libc++ on the targets. Unfortunately this member could have been added more selectively, however, in interest of compatibility I need to propose the patch as-is.
It is my understanding that z/OS is also in the same situation.