libstdc++/16612, empty basic_strings can't live in shared memory

[Paolo Carlini]

Nathan Myers wrote:

>I like the idea of using static space in libsupc++.  It's simpler,
>and should improve performance of the plain vanilla string, too, by 
>avoiding relocation indirections.  Can anybody say whether it could 
>be arranged for static storage in libsupc++ to appear at the same 
>address in all programs compiled for a given ABI version?
>  
>
Indeed, this proposal of yours is really the one I like most of all those
suggested 'til now. Sorry for not having pointed out this earlier.

Yes, it's not trivial to implement, this falls under your "let's not be 
hasty" ;)

Paolo.