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Static initialization order

I realise that the order of initialization of global static objects across multiple translation units is undefined; however, if a function is defined in the same translation unit as a global static, is the global guaranteed to have been initialized by the time the function is called? For example: is the following code safe?

foo.hpp:
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  1. struct foo { /* ... */ };
  2.  
  3. extern foo f;
  4. extern foo b;
  5.  
  6. foo& bar();
  7.  
foo.cpp:
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  1. #include "foo.hpp"
  2.  
  3. foo f = bar();
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bar.cpp:
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  1. #include "foo.hpp"
  2.  
  3. foo b;
  4.  
  5. foo& bar() { return b; }
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Jan 8 '08 #1
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Yes.

And read this article: http://www.thescripts.com/forum/thread737451.html.
Jan 8 '08 #2
Really? I checked using g++, and it gave me different results depending on the compilation order of foo.cpp and bar.cpp. I managed to solve my problem a better way, though.
Jan 11 '08 #3

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