--- stl_rope.h.orig	Sun Feb  8 18:08:40 1998
+++ stl_rope.h	Thu Dec 17 19:37:18 1998
@@ -776,7 +776,8 @@
 	__rope_iterator_base<charT,Alloc>(r.tree_ptr, pos) {}
     self& operator= (const self & x) {
 	if (0 != x.buf_ptr) {
-	    *this = x;
+	    *(static_cast<__rope_iterator_base<charT,Alloc>*>(this)) = x; 
+            // bugfix by Kevin Atkinosn (kevina@clark.net) was *this = x;
 	} else {
 	    current_pos = x.current_pos;
 	    root = x.root;