+#if wxUSE_STRING_POS_CACHE
+
+#ifdef wxHAS_COMPILER_TLS
+
+wxTLS_TYPE(wxString::Cache) wxString::ms_cache;
+
+#else // !wxHAS_COMPILER_TLS
+
+struct wxStrCacheInitializer
+{
+    wxStrCacheInitializer()
+    {
+        // calling this function triggers s_cache initialization in it, and
+        // from now on it becomes safe to call from multiple threads
+        wxString::GetCache();
+    }
+};
+
+/*
+wxString::Cache& wxString::GetCache()
+{
+    static wxTLS_TYPE(Cache) s_cache;
+
+    return wxTLS_VALUE(s_cache);
+}
+*/
+
+static wxStrCacheInitializer gs_stringCacheInit;
+
+#endif // wxHAS_COMPILER_TLS/!wxHAS_COMPILER_TLS
+
+// gdb seems to be unable to display thread-local variables correctly, at least
+// not my 6.4.98 version under amd64, so provide this debugging helper to do it
+#ifdef __WXDEBUG__
+
+struct wxStrCacheDumper
+{
+    static void ShowAll()
+    {
+        puts("*** wxString cache dump:");
+        for ( unsigned n = 0; n < wxString::Cache::SIZE; n++ )
+        {
+            const wxString::Cache::Element&
+                c = wxString::GetCacheBegin()[n];
+
+            printf("\t%u%s\t%p: pos=(%lu, %lu), len=%ld\n",
+                   n,
+                   n == wxString::LastUsedCacheElement() ? " [*]" : "",
+                   c.str,
+                   (unsigned long)c.pos,
+                   (unsigned long)c.impl,
+                   (long)c.len);
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+void wxDumpStrCache() { wxStrCacheDumper::ShowAll(); }
+
+#endif // __WXDEBUG__
+
+#ifdef wxPROFILE_STRING_CACHE
+
+wxString::CacheStats wxString::ms_cacheStats;
+
+struct wxStrCacheStatsDumper
+{
+    ~wxStrCacheStatsDumper()
+    {
+        const wxString::CacheStats& stats = wxString::ms_cacheStats;
+
+        if ( stats.postot )
+        {
+            puts("*** wxString cache statistics:");
+            printf("\tTotal non-trivial calls to PosToImpl(): %u\n",
+                   stats.postot);
+            printf("\tHits %u (of which %u not used) or %.2f%%\n",
+                   stats.poshits,
+                   stats.mishits,
+                   100.*float(stats.poshits - stats.mishits)/stats.postot);
+            printf("\tAverage position requested: %.2f\n",
+                   float(stats.sumpos) / stats.postot);
+            printf("\tAverage offset after cached hint: %.2f\n",
+                   float(stats.sumofs) / stats.postot);
+        }
+
+        if ( stats.lentot )
+        {
+            printf("\tNumber of calls to length(): %u, hits=%.2f%%\n",
+                   stats.lentot, 100.*float(stats.lenhits)/stats.lentot);
+        }
+    }
+};
+
+static wxStrCacheStatsDumper s_showCacheStats;
+
+#endif // wxPROFILE_STRING_CACHE
+
+#endif // wxUSE_STRING_POS_CACHE
+