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    Does a static class var work in a static lib ?

    Consider the following code. Obviously the class is intended to get exported from a DLL - so there'll only ever be 1 x copy of some_var:-

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    But I've occasionally seen this in code that was intended for a static lib - obviously without __declspec(dllexport) . The lib might be needed by multiple DLL's - so wouldn't they each have their own copy of some_var? And wouldn't that defeat the point of declaring as static? Or does this kinda thing get sorted out at runtime somehow?
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    Re: Does a static class var work in a static lib ?

    A static lib is linked into the exec code at compile time.
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    Re: Does a static class var work in a static lib ?

    Thanks 2kaud - I can see how that'd work if the exe only ever uses static libs. But if the exe links to 3 x DLL's (and it's the DLL's which each need the static lib) surely there'll be 3 x copies of the class's static var?
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    Re: Does a static class var work in a static lib ?

    It's been too long since I last used dynamic .dlls. We don't use them any more as we consider there's too many problems with them...

    Why not create a simple test program and find out? That's what I do when something isn't working as I think it should or I'm not understanding something or just want to try things out or mess about with a new feature or...
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