https://stackoverflow.com/a/3201390

cinit.cpp

#include <iostream>
using std::cout;
using std::endl;

// Typedef for the function pointer
typedef void (*_PVFV)(void);

// Our various functions/classes that are going to log the application startup/exit
struct TestClass
{
    int m_instanceID;

    TestClass(int instanceID) : m_instanceID(instanceID) { cout << "  Creating TestClass: " << m_instanceID << endl; }
    ~TestClass() {cout << "  Destroying TestClass: " << m_instanceID << endl; }
};
static int InitInt(const char *ptr) { cout << "  Initializing Variable: " << ptr << endl; return 42; }
static void LastOnExitFunc() { puts("Called LastOnExitFunc();"); }
static void CInit() { puts("Called CInit();"); atexit(&LastOnExitFunc); }
static void CppInit() { puts("Called CppInit();"); }

// our variables to be intialized
extern "C" { static int testCVar1 = InitInt("testCVar1"); }
static TestClass testClassInstance1(1);
static int testCppVar1 = InitInt("testCppVar1");

// Define where our segment names
#define SEGMENT_C_INIT      ".CRT$XIM"
#define SEGMENT_CPP_INIT    ".CRT$XCM"

// Build our various function tables and insert them into the correct segments.
#pragma data_seg(SEGMENT_C_INIT)
#pragma data_seg(SEGMENT_CPP_INIT)
#pragma data_seg() // Switch back to the default segment

// Call create our call function pointer arrays and place them in the segments created above
#define SEG_ALLOCATE(SEGMENT)   __declspec(allocate(SEGMENT))
SEG_ALLOCATE(SEGMENT_C_INIT) _PVFV c_init_funcs[] = { &CInit };
SEG_ALLOCATE(SEGMENT_CPP_INIT) _PVFV cpp_init_funcs[] = { &CppInit };


// Some more variables just to show that declaration order isn't affecting anything
extern "C" { static int testCVar2 = InitInt("testCVar2"); }
static TestClass testClassInstance2(2);
static int testCppVar2 = InitInt("testCppVar2");