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ajay@lehman.com (Ajay Kamdar) wrote:

..

>If the static object above were not in the same translation unit as main(),
>then a copule of other possibilities exist. In such a situation,
>theoritically, the ctor could be executed some time before the start of
>main(), OR it could be deferred to any point in time before the first use
>of an object or function in that translation unit.

..

On the contrary, a noted compiler vendor, active on the committee, has told me
that this was rendered inoperative at the last meeting -- in fact, the
constructor call may occur AFTER the use of some object or function in the
translation unit, since enforcing the policy stated in the DWP is "impossible".

Thus, my questions.  Will the standard impose any constraints as to the time at
or by which the call must occur?


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