c++/7059: cannot assign a static string member of class

c++/7059: cannot assign a static string member of class

[mike_mian]

>Number:         7059
>Category:       c++
>Synopsis:       cannot assign a static string member of class
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          rejects-legal
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Jun 17 11:46:00 PDT 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     mike_mian@yahoo.com
>Release:        gcc version egcs-2.91.66 19990314 (egcs-1.1.2 release)
>Organization:
>Environment:
solaris
>Description:
/var/tmp/ccSwJ0jF.o: In function `main':
/var/tmp/ccSwJ0jF.o(.text+0x2c): undefined reference to `myobj::s'
/var/tmp/ccSwJ0jF.o(.text+0x30): undefined reference to `myobj::s'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
>How-To-Repeat:
g++ bug.cpp
>Fix:

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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Re: c++/7059: cannot assign a static string member of class

[pme]

Synopsis: cannot assign a static string member of class

State-Changed-From-To: open->closed
State-Changed-By: pme
State-Changed-When: Thu Jun 20 15:07:58 2002
State-Changed-Why:
    Not a bug; your code is illegal.  Static class members
    must be /defined/ not just /declared/.  (The linker error
    about "undefined reference" provides a clue.)
    
    You need to add
    
    string myobj::s;
    
    somewhere in a source file.
    
    
    

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