------- Comment #4 from jwakely dot gcc at gmail dot com 2009-06-15 09:55 ------- extern "C" int printf(const char*, ...);
struct A { A() : value(1) { printf("A::A %d\n", value); } int value; }; template<class T> struct B { static A a; }; template<class T> A B<T>::a = A(); template<class T> struct C { C() { printf("C::C %d\n", B<int>::a.value); B<int>::a.value = 2; } }; C<float> c; int main() { printf("main %d\n", B<int>::a.value); } compiled with 4.3.2 prints: C::C 0 A::A 1 main 1 but I expect: A::A 1 C::C 1 main 2 It seems that the initializer for B<T>::a runs after the initialization of c, so although the B<int>::a.value gets set by C::C it then gets overwritten by A::A -- http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32534