JJ> class foo { private:
 JJ>   static int HowMany ;
 JJ> public:
 JJ>   foo() { ++HowMany ; }
 JJ>   ~foo() { --HowMany ; }
 JJ> } ;
This scheme doesn't work unless you provide a copy constructor as well.
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