#ifndef INITIALIZER_H
#define INITIALIZER_H
#include "Mirror.h"
#include <iostream>
 
extern Mirror GlobalMirror;
extern Mirror GlobalMirror2;
extern Mirror GlobalMirror3;
extern Mirror GlobalMirror4;
extern Mirror GlobalMirror5;
 
class Initializer {
  static int initCount;
public:
  Initializer() {
    std::cout << "Initializer()" << std::endl;
    // Initialize first time only
    if(initCount++ == 0) {
        std::cout << "performing initialization"
                << std::endl;
        //Initialization in expected and PREDICTABLE order:
       //ALL 5 FOLLOWING LINES ARE ERRORS: (compiler doesnt 'see' my 'extern' declarations which
        //are above)
        GlobalMirror(1);                            
        GlobalMirror2(&GlobalMirror,2);   //each object is initialized with  
        GlobalMirror3(&GlobalMirror2,3); //the previous one
        GlobalMirror4(&GlobalMirror3,4);
        GlobalMirror5(&GlobalMirror4,5);
    }
  }
  ~Initializer() {
    std::cout << "~Initializer()" << std::endl;
    // Clean up last time only
    if(--initCount == 0) {
      std::cout << "performing cleanup" 
                << std::endl;
      // Any necessary cleanup here
    }
  }
};
 
static Initializer init;
#endif // INITIALIZER_H ///:~

 GlobalMirror2.initialize(&GlobalMirror,2);