Static variable initialization over a library

Question

I am working on a factory that will have types added to them, however, if the class is not explicitly instiated in the .exe that is exectured (compile-time), then the type i

Answer 1

As a general rule of thumb, an application do not include static or global variables from a library unless they are implicitly or explicitly used by the application.

There are hundred different ways this can be refactored. One method could be to place the static variable inside function, and make sure the function is called.