> From: Mark Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Paul Schlie wrote: >> - ??? no such thing, you can't "dynamically" initialize a "static const", >> as then it's not a "static const", but rather simply a global "const" >> >> (as a "static const" object is logically equivalent to a named/addressable >> literal, yes?) > > No, it's not. > > static const int i = f();
Admittedly didn't think that was legal, as I though all "static const" initializer values needed to be resolvable at compile time, directly or indirectly from literal values by the front-end, or otherwise invalid.