https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=68738
Rian Quinn <rianquinn at gmail dot com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|UNCONFIRMED |RESOLVED Resolution|--- |INVALID --- Comment #5 from Rian Quinn <rianquinn at gmail dot com> --- It appears to be resolved by simply executing the symbols located in .ctors / .dtors. Although these sections are documented as being dedicated for globally defined constructors / destructors, on x86_64, they actually point to a set of functions labeled: _GLOBAL__sub_I_XXX _GLOBAL__sub_D_XXX which appear to call: _Z41__static_initialization_and_destruction_0ii Once this symbol is executed, not only are the globally defined constructors / destructors executed, but the crashes that were identified in this bug report are also addressed. This includes crashes for pointers to globally defined classes, but also pointers to member variables.