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Subject: Re: c++ static initialization
From: Eric Norum <[email protected]>
To: EPICS core-talk <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2011 15:54:44 -0700
On Aug 9, 2011, at 3:24 PM, Benjamin Franksen wrote:

> Hi Jeff
> 
> you asked for opinions, here is mine:
> ......
> 
> (1) Static objects should be avoided wherever possible.
> 
> (2) If static objects are used, the constructor should be trivial, i.e. not
> perform anything except setting members to default values.

Static initializers are often used to register iocsh commands.   I think that this is acceptable and should be documented as such.

> 
> (3) Non-trivial initialization for complex objects should be done in a regular
> method either lazily ("Construct On First Use") or by an explicit call from
> some startup routine. The latter has the advantage of a well-defined order of
> initialization; the former is sometimes more convenient.
> ......

-- 
Eric Norum
[email protected]






References:
c++ static initialization Jeff Hill
Re: c++ static initialization Benjamin Franksen

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