C++ Segmentation Fault when using cout in static variable initialization

Question

I have a program where I use cout to emit debug information. The code is executed in the initialization of a static global variable, i.e. quite early in the program execution. W

Answer 1

Static variable initialization is a no-man's-land. You will avoid problems if you avoid doing significant work there. Maybe you should wrap the static variable in a Singleton pattern so you can defer initialization to the first time it's used.