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From: hymie@dvm.UUCP (Hyman Rosen)
Newsgroups: net.lang.c++
Subject: Implementing statics with constructors
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Date: Mon, 3-Nov-86 21:22:07 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov  3 21:22:07 1986
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It is clear from the C++ book that static variables of types with
constructors are initialized by calls to the constructors at some
point before the call to main(). I would like to know how the
various implementations of C++ arrange for this to happen. It seems
to be difficult to do without a system of multiple code segments
(where all initialization code could be brought together). Other-
wise, I can only think of expensive "is this the first time?"
checking.
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								- Hymie

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