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From: patrick@cos.com (Patrick Steranka)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Can you define global variables that are of a type "class"
Keywords: novice question, c++ constructors
Message-ID: <24672@cos.com>
Date: 30 Nov 89 17:09:01 GMT
Organization: Corporation for Open Systems, McLean, VA
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I have a question about how constructors work.  In particular,
(1) Can you define a variable of a given class as a global?
(2) If you can, when is the "constructor" for this called? (e.g.,
    before the "main()" routine is started (I would imagine))

When I tried to do this (just for the sake of learning) I got
the following ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE ERROR message:

	as: error (/usr/zulu/patrick/tmp/cca18777.s:2776): Invalid operand 

If this is not allowed, then GNU's g++ (gcc version 1.36.1) should
probably catch this error and NOT let this error get down the gnu's
assembler.  If it is allowed, then the g++ compiler should be fixed
to allow this, or am I missing something?

Should I send this to the g++ bugs list?

patrick (Patrick Steranka @ Corporation for Open Systems)
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