diff --git a/src/libCom/cxxTemplates/epicsSingletonMutex.cpp b/src/libCom/cxxTemplates/epicsSingletonMutex.cpp
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+
+/*
+ *  $Id$
+ *
+ *  Author: Jeff O. Hill
+ *
+ */
+
+#define epicsExportSharedSymbols
+#include "epicsSingleton.h"
+
+class epicsShareClass epicsSingletonMutex {
+public: 
+    epicsSingletonMutex ();
+    ~epicsSingletonMutex ();
+    epicsMutex & get ();
+private:
+    epicsThreadOnceId onceFlag;
+    epicsMutex * pMutex;
+    static void once ( void * );
+};
+
+epicsSingletonMutex::epicsSingletonMutex () :
+    onceFlag ( EPICS_THREAD_ONCE_INIT ), pMutex ( 0 )
+{
+}
+
+epicsSingletonMutex::~epicsSingletonMutex ()
+{
+    delete this->pMutex;
+}
+
+void epicsSingletonMutex::once ( void * pParm )
+{
+    epicsSingletonMutex *pSM = static_cast < epicsSingletonMutex * > ( pParm );
+    pSM->pMutex = new epicsMutex;
+}
+
+epicsMutex & epicsSingletonMutex::get ()
+{
+    epicsThreadOnce ( & this->onceFlag, epicsSingletonMutex::once, this );
+    return * this->pMutex;
+}
+
+epicsMutex & epicsSingletonPrivateMutex ()
+{
+    static epicsSingletonMutex mutex;
+    return mutex.get ();
+}