On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 9:17 AM, Miles Bader <mi...@gnu.org> wrote: > On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 5:13 PM, Gabriel Dos Reis > <g...@integrable-solutions.net> wrote: >> If you are doing that, why don't you write a simpler code by >> just defining (e.g. initializing) the data member outside the class? > > 'cause I want the compiler to be able to use (inline) the underlying values.
I think it'll do that with initializing the member outside of the class as well. struct X { static float const v; }; const float X::v = 1; int main() { return (int)X::v; } at least works for me (even when not optimizing - huh). Richard. > -Miles > > -- > Cat is power. Cat is peace. >