Questions about a constant array reference in the C++ front end

[Paul Schlie]

> From: Mark Mitchell <mark@codesourcery.com>
>> Paul Schlie wrote:
>> - ??? no such thing, you can't "dynamically" initialize a "static const",
>>   as then it's not a "static const", but rather simply a global "const"
>> 
>>   (as a "static const" object is logically equivalent to a named/addressable
>>    literal, yes?)
> 
> No, it's not.
> 
> static const int i = f();

Admittedly didn't think that was legal, as I though all "static const"
initializer values needed to be resolvable at compile time, directly or
indirectly from literal values by the front-end, or otherwise invalid.