compile and link error problem (gcc)

[alone2005]

Simplify my problem I put a short version of code here,
first header file:

namespace xxx{
class util{
public:                                     
	static int MAX_PATH ;
	util();
	static void init();
	static void do(void);
}; //end class
int util::MAX_PATH ;
}

cpp file:

namespace xxx{
util::util(){
	init();
}
void util::init(){
	MAX_PATH = 100;
}
void do(){
        //use MAX_PATH somewhere
}
}

my problem is I can compile them to generate .o file correctly, but whenever I link them
with other program, i got:
...multiple definition of MAX_PATH...

think hard but found no reason, anyone can help? thanks in advance.

[Dave Sinkula]

http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/ctors.html#faq-10.11

Moral: don't put the definition in the header.

[edit]And do is a keyword.

[alone2005]

Thanks, actually i thought I used #ifndef so this would not be included more than
once.
for the do( ), i just use it to simplify code, more like doSomething( )

http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/ctors.html#faq-10.11
Moral: don't put the definition in the header.

[edit]And do is a keyword.

[Dave Sinkula]

Thanks, actually i thought I used #ifndef so this would not be included more than once.

Right -- per module. Each module then has its own copy and this upsets the linker.