Singleton Destructors

Question

Should Singleton objects that don\'t use instance/reference counters be considered memory leaks in C++?

Without a counter that calls for explicit deletion of the singlet

Answer 1

How are you creating the object?

If you're using a global variable or static variable, the destructor will be called, assuming the program exits normally.

For example, the program

#include 

class Test
{
    const char *msg;

public:

    Test(const char *msg)
    : msg(msg)
    {}

    ~Test()
    {
        std::cout << "In destructor: " << msg << std::endl;
    }
};

Test globalTest("GlobalTest");

int main(int, char *argv[])
{
    static Test staticTest("StaticTest");

    return 0;
}

Prints out

In destructor: StaticTest 
In destructor: GlobalTest