There are many ways to skin the singleton cat. �In fact, boost itself sports several--some publicly exposed, some in "detail".<div><br></div><div>I'm wondering if any one or two of these might be considered to be the current state-of-the-art with regard to implementing a singleton. �I can certainly "roll my own" as I've done in the past, but if I can stand on the shoulders of giants and since I already have an accepted dependency on boost, I definitely prefer that.</div> <div><br></div><div>I do not wish to engage in any religious wars regarding singletons--I'm aware that they have their evils.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks much!<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Chris Cleeland<br> </div>