#include <string>
#include <boost/config.hpp>
#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
#include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>

// Make sure boost::filesystem::path invokes code conversion
#if defined(BOOST_WINDOWS)
typedef std::string path_string;
path_string foo_path = "foo.txt";
#else
typedef std::wstring path_string;
path_string foo_path = L"foo.txt";
#endif

struct sink
{
	path_string m_path;

	void foo()
	{
		boost::filesystem::path p(m_path);
	}
};

struct core
{
	boost::shared_ptr< sink > m_sink;

	~core()
	{
		if (m_sink)
			m_sink->foo();
	}

	static boost::shared_ptr< core > get_instance()
	{
		static boost::shared_ptr< core > instance;
		if (!instance)
			instance.reset(new core());
		return instance;
	}
};

int main()
{
	boost::shared_ptr< core > c = core::get_instance();
	c->m_sink.reset(new sink());
	// Initialize the path locale after the core instance
	c->m_sink->m_path = boost::filesystem::path(foo_path).string< path_string >();
	return 0;
}