// --- stubs --- char *strcpy(char *dest, const char *src); // --- tests --- class GlobalStorage { public: char name[1000]; }; GlobalStorage *g1; // BAD static GlobalStorage g2; // GOOD static GlobalStorage *g3; // BAD // static variables are initialized by compilers static int a; // GOOD static int b = 0; // GOOD void init() { //initializes g_storage, but is never run from main g1 = new GlobalStorage(); g3 = new GlobalStorage(); } void init2(int b) { for (int i = 0; i < b; ++i) a *= -1; } int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { //init not called strcpy(g1->name, argv[1]); // g1 is used before init() is called strcpy(g2.name, argv[1]); // g2 is initialised by compiler strcpy(g3->name, argv[1]); b++; return 0; }