Hi! After compiling the code my binary exit with error at the following lines: unsigned int rsu_output_interval; int rsuTimewidth, rsuTimeprecision; int rsuValuewidth, rsuValueprecision; string filename_rsu; string filename_rsuRef; string filename_rsuMW; string filename_rsuMWRef; string dirname_rsu; ostringstream* rsubuff; ostringstream* rsuRefbuff; ostringstream* rsuMWbuff; ostringstream* rsuMWRefbuff; ofstream* RSU; ofstream* RSUref; ofstream* RSUMW; ofstream* RSUMWRef; if(rsu_on || rsuRef_on || rsuMW_on || rsuMW_on) { rsu_output_interval = rsu_parameters.get_parameter()["usuc_sampling_interval"]; rsuTimewidth = rsu_parameters.get_parameter()["usucTimewidth"]; rsuTimeprecision = rsu_parameters.get_parameter()["usucTimeprecision"]; rsuValuewidth = rsu_parameters.get_parameter()["usucValuewidth"]; rsuValueprecision = rsu_parameters.get_parameter()["usucValueprecision"]; string dirname_rsu = path_series + "/USUCSeries"; command = "mkdir -p " + dirname_rsu; charptr = const_cast<char*>(command.c_str()); system(charptr); DefaultParset::setinitSeries(); if(rsu_on) { filename_rsu = dirname_rsu + "/usucSeries.ts"; rsubuff = new ostringstream(); rsubuff->setf(std::ios::showpoint | std::ios::fixed, std::ios::floatfield); RSU = new ofstream(filename_rsu.c_str(), std::ios::trunc | std::ios::out | std::ios::app); DefaultParset::registerSeries(rsubuff, RSU, filename_rsu, " "); if(!(*RSU)) { cerr << filename_rsu << " could not be opened!" << endl; exit(-1); } The problem is the line 'if(!(*RSU))' where the pointer is not dealed correctly, I think. The output from ddd is the following: (gdb) print RSU $3 = (basic_ofstream<char,std::char_traits<char> > *) 0x817c568 (gdb) next (gdb) print !(*RSU) warning: can't find class named `std::basic_ofstream<char, std::char_traits<char> >', as given by C++ RTTI warning: can't find class named `std::basic_ofstream<char, std::char_traits<char> >', as given by C++ RTTI warning: can't find class named `std::basic_ofstream<char, std::char_traits<char> >', as given by C++ RTTI warning: can't find class named `std::basic_ofstream<char, std::char_traits<char> >', as given by C++ RTTI $4 = true (gdb) next (gdb) next (gdb) print *RSU warning: can't find class named `std::basic_ofstream<char, std::char_traits<char> >', as given by C++ RTTI $5 = {<basic_ostream<char,std::char_traits<char> >> = {<basic_ios<char,std::char_traits<char> >> = {<ios_base> = {static boolalpha = 1, static dec = 2, static fixed = 4, static hex = 8, static internal = 16, static left = 32, static oct = 64, static right = 128, static scientific = 256, static showbase = 512, static showpoint = 1024, static showpos = 2048, static skipws = 4096, static unitbuf = 8192, static uppercase = 16384, static adjustfield = 176, static basefield = 74, static floatfield = 260, static badbit = 1, static eofbit = 2, static failbit = 4, static goodbit = 0, static app = 1, static ate = 2, static binary = Internal: global symbol `_ZNSt8ios_base6binaryE' found in ios.cc psymtab but not in symtab. _ZNSt8ios_base6binaryE may be an inlined function, or may be a template function (if a template, try specifying an instantiation: _ZNSt8ios_base6binaryE<type>). Does anybody have an idea what the problem is? Regards, Iavor