Re: Early dynamic initialization permitted for local statics?
On 28 Mai, 20:09, "Bo Persson" <b...@gmb.dk> wrote:
Triple-DES wrote:
struct C {
C() {} // might throw
};
int main() {
try {
static C c;
}
catch(...) {
//...
}
}
Now according to 6.7/4:
"(...) An implementation is permitted to perform early
initialization of other local objects with static storage duration
under the same conditions that an implementation is permitted to
statically initialize an object with static storage duration in
namespace scope (3.6.2).(...)"
This talks about statically initializing with a constant expression.
As your example involves a constructor, this is more likely a dynamic
initlialization.
Sure, I have considered that interpretation. But see for instance this
thread:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.c++.moderated/browse_frm/thread/c9e=
3870d8b58a39/7b9a16407c86419a
Notably, the comment by Francis W. Glassborow:
(...)And I would much prefer that it was not allowed to do dynamic
initialisation early, not least because of implications on exception
safety.(...)
The static keyword doesn't help. :-)
[snip]
The other question is why you need a static variable inside main()?!
As main can only be called once, there is little risk of initializing
the local variable more than once.
That's just to illustrate the problem.
DP
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