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In article <Dnt85t.FGu@doc.ntu.ac.uk>, pt3chaj says...
[SNIP!!]
>     17     static Triangle *makeinstance(Param &);
[snip!--a smaller snip ;-))

Drop the * before the function name--what you have here is a pointer to a 
function (which is itself a pointer...)

It should work fine if you just define it at:

	static Triangle makeinstance(Param &);

I've used static functions to create objects, especially singletons, a la 
Design Patterns--Gamma, et al.

Works like a charm...
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