>>> This works correctly in OS X GCC applications, correctly in OS X dylibs for file-scope / global-scope statics, but is broken for OS X GCC dylibs for function-scope statics. <<< Ah, so it's only function scope statics that are broken. These are much more rare (in my experience), since typically if you are declaring a static object as a singleton like "thePlugIn" it would be global scope. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Generalized Music Plugin Interface (GMPI) public discussion list Participation in this list is contingent upon your abiding by the following rules: Please stay on topic. You are responsible for your own words. Please respect your fellow subscribers. Please do not redistribute anyone else's words without their permission. Archive: http://www.freelists.org/archives/gmpi Email gmpi-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx w/ subject "unsubscribe" to unsubscribe