Segfault error using -nostartfiles

["Jeffrey Macfarland" <macfar at us dot ibm dot com>]

I am receiving a segfault error when I run the code listed below. If I
remove the -notstartfiles flag, from the build script,  all work fine. If
the static data member is not part of the STL all works fine. Any ideals?

Build script
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#!/bin/sh

# Create shared library's object file
g++ -fpic -Wall -g -c sample.cpp

# Create shared library.
g++ -g -shared -nostartfiles -Wl -o libsample.so sample.o

# Compile program file.
g++ -Wall -g main.cpp libsample.so -o main
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Main.cpp:
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#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include "sample.h"
using namespace std;

int main(int argc, char** argv)
   {
     sample::setString("Hello");
     cout << sample::getString() << endl;
   }
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Sample.h
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ifndef SAMPLE_H
#define SAMPLE_H 1
#include <string>
using namespace std;

class sample
   {
   public:
      static string& getString();
      static void setString(char* stringIN);
      static string stuff;
};
#endif
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Sample.cpp
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#include "sample.h"

string sample::stuff;

string& sample::getString()
   {
      return stuff;
   }

void sample::setString(char* stringIN)
   {
      stuff.assign(stringIN);
   }
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