问题
In the C++11 standard, what is the difference between constexpr and static constexpr global variables when defined in a header? More specifically, when multiple translation units include the same header, which declaration (if any) is guaranteed to define the same variable across the translation units?
e.g.,
cexpr.h:
#ifndef CEXPR_H
#define CEXPR_H
constexpr int cint = 1;
static constexpr int scint = 1;
#endif
a.cpp:
#include "cexpr.h"
b.cpp:
#include "cexpr.h"
回答1:
In your current example there is no difference: On variable declarations, constexpr implies const, and a const variable at namespace scope has internal linkage by default (so adding static does not change anything).
In C++14, you cannot declare a variable as constexpr and have it have external linkage unless you only ever do this in one single translation unit. The reason is that constexpr variables require an initializer, and a declaration with initializer is a definition, and you must only have a single definition.
However, what you can do is use a normal integral constant, which you can declare (not define) as extern, and in the translation unit where it is defined it can even be used as a constant expression:
lib.h:
extern const int a;
lib.cpp:
#include "lib.h"
const int a = 10;
int b[a] = {1, 2, 3}; // OK in this translation unit
In C++17, there is a new feature "inline variables" which lets you say:
inline constexpr int a = 10;
And this is an "inline definition" that can appear repeatedly, and each definition defines the same entity (just like all the other "inline" entities in the language).
来源：https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45987571/difference-between-constexpr-and-static-constexpr-global-variable