diff --git a/research/SConscript b/research/SConscript
index cde733bf9..282a4b1e4 100644
--- a/research/SConscript
+++ b/research/SConscript
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ Import('env core support_lib')
 
 
 envR = env.Clone()
+envR.Append(CPPPATH='research')
 # envR.Append(CCFLAGS=' -O3 ')
 
 # build additional test and administrative tools....
 experiments = [ envR.Program('try', ['try.cpp'] + support_lib)          #### to try out some feature...
+              , envR.Program('clang-static-init', ['clang-static-init-1.cpp', 'clang-static-init-2.cpp'] + core)  
               ]
 
 #
diff --git a/research/clang-static-init-1.cpp b/research/clang-static-init-1.cpp
index c4869fd65..8b8cbcb7e 100644
--- a/research/clang-static-init-1.cpp
+++ b/research/clang-static-init-1.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #include "lib/test/run.hpp"
-#include "proc/hh.hpp"
 
 #include "proc/config-resolver.hpp"
+#include "clang-static-init.hpp"
 
 #include <iostream>
 
@@ -12,27 +12,19 @@ using std::cout;
 using std::endl;
 
 
-namespace proc {
-namespace test {
+int
+main (int, char**)
+  {
+    cout <<  "\n.gulp.\n";
+    
+    ConfigResolver& ref1 = ConfigResolver::instance();
+    
+    ConfigResolver& sub2 = test::fabricate();
+    
+    cout << "sub1="<< &ref1 << " sub2="<< &sub2 <<"\n";
+    
+    
+    return 0;
+  }
+
 
-  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
index ea107ee96..2bf169019 100644
--- a/research/clang-static-init-2.cpp
+++ b/research/clang-static-init-2.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-#include "proc/hh.hpp"
+#include "clang-static-init.hpp"
 
 #include <iostream>
 
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ using std::cout;
 using std::endl;
 
 
-namespace proc {
 namespace test {
   
   
@@ -33,4 +32,4 @@ namespace test {
   }
   
   
-}} // namespace proc::test
+} // namespace test
diff --git a/research/clang-static-init.hpp b/research/clang-static-init.hpp
index c27e5ddf7..65d0a6ef7 100644
--- a/research/clang-static-init.hpp
+++ b/research/clang-static-init.hpp
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 #include "proc/config-resolver.hpp"
 
-namespace proc {
 namespace test {
 
   template<typename T>
@@ -40,5 +39,4 @@ namespace test {
   
   
   
-}} // namespace proc::test
-  
+} // namespace test