diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/template_typedef.i b/Examples/test-suite/template_typedef.i
index 1d58d53bd..1891e711b 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/template_typedef.i
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/template_typedef.i
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@
     
       typedef float argument_type;
       typedef float result_type;
-      static const char* const arg_type = "float";
-      static const char* const res_type = "float";
+      static const char* const arg_type;
+      static const char* const res_type;
     };
 
     template<>
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@
     
       typedef real argument_type;
       typedef real result_type;
-      static const char* const arg_type = "real";
-      static const char* const res_type = "real";
+      static const char* const arg_type;
+      static const char* const res_type;
     };
 
     template<>
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@
     {
       typedef float argument_type;
       typedef real result_type;
-      static const char* const arg_type = "float";
-      static const char* const res_type = "real";
+      static const char* const arg_type;
+      static const char* const res_type;
     };
 
     template<>
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@
     {
       typedef float argument_type;
       typedef real result_type;
-      static const char* const arg_type = "float";
-      static const char* const res_type = "real";
+      static const char* const arg_type;
+      static const char* const res_type;
     };
 
     template <class AF, class RF, class AG, class RG>
@@ -114,8 +114,25 @@
 	                   typename arith_traits< RF, RG >::result_type>();
     }
 
+#ifndef SWIG
+
+    // Initialize these static class members
+
+    const char* const arith_traits< float, float >::arg_type = "float";
+    const char* const arith_traits< float, float >::res_type = "float";
+
+    const char* const arith_traits< real, real >::arg_type = "real";
+    const char* const arith_traits< real, real >::res_type = "real";
+
+    const char* const arith_traits< real, float >::arg_type = "float";
+    const char* const arith_traits< real, float >::res_type = "real";
+
+    const char* const arith_traits< float, real >::arg_type = "float";
+    const char* const arith_traits< float, real >::res_type = "real";
+
+#endif
+
   }
-  
 %}
 
 namespace vfncs {  
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/template_typedef_cplx.i b/Examples/test-suite/template_typedef_cplx.i
index 104e59910..2dc962c88 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/template_typedef_cplx.i
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/template_typedef_cplx.i
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ typedef std::complex<double> cmplx;
     
       typedef double argument_type;
       typedef double result_type;
-      static const char* const arg_type = "double";
-      static const char* const res_type = "double";
+      static const char* const arg_type;
+      static const char* const res_type;
     };
 
     template<>
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ typedef std::complex<double> cmplx;
     
       typedef Complex argument_type;
       typedef Complex result_type;
-      static const char* const arg_type = "complex";
-      static const char* const res_type = "complex";
+      static const char* const arg_type;
+      static const char* const res_type;
     };
 
     template<>
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ typedef std::complex<double> cmplx;
     {
       typedef double argument_type;
       typedef Complex result_type;
-      static const char* const arg_type = "double";
-      static const char* const res_type = "complex";
+      static const char* const arg_type;
+      static const char* const res_type;
     };
 
     template<>
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ typedef std::complex<double> cmplx;
     {
       typedef double argument_type;
       typedef Complex result_type;
-      static const char* const arg_type = "double";
-      static const char* const res_type = "complex";
+      static const char* const arg_type;
+      static const char* const res_type;
     };
 
     template <class AF, class RF, class AG, class RG>
@@ -116,6 +116,25 @@ typedef std::complex<double> cmplx;
 	ArithUnaryFunction<typename arith_traits< AF, AG >::argument_type,
 	                   typename arith_traits< RF, RG >::result_type>();
     }
+
+#ifndef SWIG
+
+    // Initialize these static class members
+
+    const char* const arith_traits< double, double >::arg_type = "double";
+    const char* const arith_traits< double, double >::res_type = "double";
+
+    const char* const arith_traits< Complex, Complex >::arg_type = "complex";
+    const char* const arith_traits< Complex, Complex >::res_type = "complex";
+
+    const char* const arith_traits< Complex, double>::arg_type = "double";
+    const char* const arith_traits< Complex, double >::res_type = "complex";
+
+    const char* const arith_traits< double, Complex >::arg_type = "double";
+    const char* const arith_traits< double, Complex >::res_type = "complex";
+
+#endif
+
   }
 %}
 
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/template_typedef_cplx2.h b/Examples/test-suite/template_typedef_cplx2.h
index df19e5ad6..8a0578d8d 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/template_typedef_cplx2.h
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/template_typedef_cplx2.h
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ namespace vfncs {
   {    
     typedef double argument_type;
     typedef double result_type;
-    static const char* const arg_type = "double";
-    static const char* const res_type = "double";
+    static const char* const arg_type;
+    static const char* const res_type;
   };
 
   template<>
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ namespace vfncs {
     
     typedef Complex argument_type;
     typedef Complex result_type;
-    static const char* const arg_type = "complex";
-    static const char* const res_type = "complex";
+    static const char* const arg_type;
+    static const char* const res_type;
   };
 
   template<>
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ namespace vfncs {
   {
     typedef double argument_type;
     typedef Complex result_type;
-    static const char* const arg_type = "double";
-    static const char* const res_type = "complex";
+    static const char* const arg_type;
+    static const char* const res_type;
   };
 
   template<>
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ namespace vfncs {
   {
     typedef double argument_type;
     typedef Complex result_type;
-    static const char* const arg_type = "double";
-    static const char* const res_type = "complex";
+    static const char* const arg_type;
+    static const char* const res_type;
   };
 
   template <class AF, class RF, class AG, class RG>
@@ -109,7 +109,26 @@ namespace vfncs {
       ArithUnaryFunction<typename arith_traits< AF, AG >::argument_type,
       typename arith_traits< RF, RG >::result_type>();
   }
-}
+
+#ifndef SWIG
+
+// Initialize these static class members
+
+const char* const arith_traits< double, double >::arg_type = "double";
+const char* const arith_traits< double, double >::res_type = "double";
+
+const char* const arith_traits< Complex, Complex >::arg_type = "complex";
+const char* const arith_traits< Complex, Complex >::res_type = "complex";
+
+const char* const arith_traits< Complex, double >::arg_type = "double";
+const char* const arith_traits< Complex, double >::res_type = "complex";
+
+const char* const arith_traits< double, Complex >::arg_type = "double";
+const char* const arith_traits< double, Complex >::res_type = "complex";
+
+#endif
+
+} // end namespace vfncs
 
 #ifdef SWIG