Hi net world!

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// stinit.C

class A {
  private:
    A();
    static A a;
};

A A::a; //HP CC v 3.0: error: global scope cannot access A::A(): private  member (1298)
        //
        //GNU C++ version 2.3.1 (sparc) compiled by GNU C version 2.3.1.
        //stinit.C: In function `void  _GLOBAL_$I$_1A$a ()':
        //stinit.C:5: constructor `A::A ()' is private
        //stinit.C:7: in base initialization for class `A'

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The ARM states p 180 that 'Static members obey the usual member access
rules except that they can be initialized (in file scope)'.

This allows a private static member to be initialized, as long as the
constructor for its class is public.

Are my compilers correct in refusing me the access to private
constructors, to build a private static member?

Sorry if this has already been dealt with...

Best Regards!
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