diff --git a/research/clang-static-init-1.cpp b/research/clang-static-init-1.cpp
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+#include "lib/test/run.hpp"
+#include "proc/hh.hpp"
+
+#include "proc/config-resolver.hpp"
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+using proc::ConfigResolver;
+
+using ::test::Test;
+using std::cout;
+using std::endl;
+
+
+namespace proc {
+namespace test {
+
+  class StaticInstance_test : public Test
+    {
+      virtual void
+      run (Arg) 
+        {
+          ConfigResolver& ref1 = ConfigResolver::instance();
+          
+          ConfigResolver& sub2 = fabricate();
+          
+          cout << "sub1="<< &ref1 << " sub2="<< &sub2 <<"\n";
+          
+        }
+  
+    };
+  
+  /** Register this test class... */
+  LAUNCHER (StaticInstance_test, "unit bug");
+      
+  
+  
+}} // namespace proc::test
diff --git a/research/clang-static-init-2.cpp b/research/clang-static-init-2.cpp
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+++ b/research/clang-static-init-2.cpp
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+
+#include "proc/hh.hpp"
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+using proc::ConfigResolver;
+using std::cout;
+using std::endl;
+
+
+namespace proc {
+namespace test {
+  
+  
+  int Subject::cnt = 0;
+  
+  Subject::Subject()
+    {
+      ++cnt;
+      std::cout << "Subject("<<cnt<<")\n";
+    }
+   
+  
+  namespace {
+    Holder<Subject> fab2;
+  }
+  
+  
+  ConfigResolver&
+  fabricate()
+  {
+    return ConfigResolver::instance();
+  }
+  
+  
+}} // namespace proc::test
diff --git a/research/clang-static-init.hpp b/research/clang-static-init.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c27e5ddf7
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+++ b/research/clang-static-init.hpp
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+
+#include "lib/error.hpp"
+
+#include "proc/config-resolver.hpp"
+
+namespace proc {
+namespace test {
+
+  template<typename T>
+  struct Holder
+    {
+      static T* instance;
+      
+      T&
+      get()
+        {
+          if (!instance)
+            {
+              instance = new T();
+            }
+          return *instance;
+        }
+    };
+  
+  
+  template<typename T>
+  T* Holder<T>::instance;
+  
+  struct Subject
+    {
+      static int cnt;
+      
+      Subject();
+      
+    };
+  
+  
+  proc::ConfigResolver& fabricate();
+  
+  
+  
+  
+}} // namespace proc::test
+