[Bug c++/37972] New: static variables of template class not emitted if no initializer given

[rysto32 at gmail dot com]

[rstone@rstone-desktop tmp]cat test.cc
template <typename T>
class Base
{
     static int foo;
};

template<> int Base<int>::foo;
template<> int Base<float>::foo = 0;

[rstone@rstone-desktop tmp]g++ -c test.cc
[rstone@rstone-desktop tmp]nm --demangle test.o
0000000000000000 B Base<float>::foo
[rstone@rstone-desktop tmp]g++ -v
Using built-in specs.
Target: x86_64-linux-gnu
Configured with: ../src/configure -v
--enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++,treelang --prefix=/usr
--enable-shared --with-system-zlib --libexecdir=/usr/lib
--without-included-gettext --enable-threads=posix --enable-nls
--with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/4.2 --program-suffix=-4.2
--enable-clocale=gnu --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-objc-gc --enable-mpfr
--enable-checking=release --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --host=x86_64-linux-gnu
--target=x86_64-linux-gnu
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.2.4 (Ubuntu 4.2.4-1ubuntu3)


For some reason, Base<int>::foo is not emitted.  I've tested it with 3.4.6,
4.0.2, 4.3.0 and 4.3.2 as well, and it's broken on all of them.  The 4.0.2 and
4.3.0 gccs were i686-cygwin-hosted i686-freebsd6-targeted cross-compilers, so
it's not specific to x86_64-linux-gnu.


-- 
           Summary: static variables of template class not emitted if no
                    initializer given
           Product: gcc
           Version: 4.3.2
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: c++
        AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
        ReportedBy: rysto32 at gmail dot com
 GCC build triplet: x86_64-linux-gnu
  GCC host triplet: x86_64-linux-gnu
GCC target triplet: x86_64-linux-gnu


http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=37972