Re: [boost] order of initialization of global objects (was Static data vs. inline functions)

From: Peter Dimov (pdimov_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-07-21 07:28:18

From: "Darin Adler" <darin_at_[hidden]>
> On Friday, July 20, 2001, at 10:33  AM, Greg Colvin wrote:
>
> > I notice that http://users.utu.fi/sisasa/oasis/cppfaq/ctors.html#[10.10]
> > recommends the following idiom:
> >
> >     Fred& x()
> >     {
> >       static Fred* ans = new Fred();
> >       return *ans;
> >     }
> >
> > when I would have expected
> >
> >     Fred& x()
> >     {
> >       static Fred ans;
> >       return ans;
> >     }
> >
> > or am I missing something (as usual)?
>
> I prefer the latter too, which is why I said "the problem is mentioned"
> rather than "a good solution is mentioned" in my mention of _C++ FAQ
Lite_.

I prefer the latter, but there is a difference. In the first case the
singleton is never destructed.

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Peter Dimov
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