Re: Static variables in template functions

[Nathan Sidwell <nathan at codesourcery dot com>]

Mark Mitchell wrote:

> 1. Adopt a coding standard for V3 that forbids static variables with
>    constant initializers in template/inline functions.  Downside:
>    painful for V3 developers.
And also pessimizes systems _with_ weak support. (Though as Paolo
says, this instance is not performace critical.)


> 3. Modify the compiler to initialize such variables dynamically,
>    thereby eliminating the problem.  Downside: pessimizes code.

I agree with your reasoning that this is the appropriate solution.
[Although, in general, the compiler is not permitted to turn static
initialization into dynamic initialization, I think for such
function-scope constant initializers, a program cannot tell the
difference -- but make sure we still treat the variable as a
constan for the remainder of the function.]

nathan

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