diff --git a/compile_linux.sh b/compile_linux.sh
index 3fb265e..a40296b 100755
--- a/compile_linux.sh
+++ b/compile_linux.sh
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ ccache g++ -Wall -D_REENTRANT -g -Isfw -c sfw/core/pool_allocator.cpp -o sfw/cor
 ccache g++ -Wall -D_REENTRANT -g -Isfw -c sfw/core/mutex.cpp -o sfw/core/mutex.o
 ccache g++ -Wall -D_REENTRANT -g -Isfw -c sfw/core/stime.cpp -o sfw/core/stime.o
 
+ccache g++ -Wall -D_REENTRANT -g -Isfw -c sfw/core/sfw_core.cpp -o sfw/core/sfw_core.o
+
 ccache g++ -Wall -D_REENTRANT -g -Isfw -c sfw/object/object.cpp -o sfw/object/object.o
 ccache g++ -Wall -D_REENTRANT -g -Isfw -c sfw/object/reference.cpp -o sfw/object/reference.o
 ccache g++ -Wall -D_REENTRANT -g -Isfw -c sfw/object/core_string_names.cpp -o sfw/object/core_string_names.o
@@ -105,7 +107,8 @@ ccache g++ -Wall -lm -ldl -lpthread -lX11  -D_REENTRANT -g sfw/core/aabb.o sfw/c
                         sfw/core/vector2.o sfw/core/vector2i.o sfw/core/vector3.o \
                         sfw/core/vector3i.o sfw/core/vector4.o sfw/core/vector4i.o \
                         sfw/core/pool_vector.o sfw/core/pool_allocator.o sfw/core/mutex.o sfw/core/stime.o \
-                        sfw/core/dir_access.o sfw/core/file_access.o\
+                        sfw/core/dir_access.o sfw/core/file_access.o \
+                        sfw/core/sfw_core.o \
                         sfw/object/object.o sfw/object/reference.o sfw/object/core_string_names.o \
                         sfw/object/variant.o sfw/object/variant_op.o sfw/object/psignal.o \
                         sfw/object/array.o sfw/object/dictionary.o sfw/object/ref_ptr.o \
diff --git a/sfw/core/sfw_core.cpp b/sfw/core/sfw_core.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..021ba95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sfw/core/sfw_core.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+
+#include "sfw_core.h"
+
+//--STRIP
+#include "core/pool_vector.h"
+#include "core/string_name.h"
+//--STRIP
+
+void SFWCore::setup() {
+	if (_initialized) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	_initialized = true;
+
+	StringName::setup();
+	MemoryPool::setup();
+}
+
+void SFWCore::cleanup() {
+	if (!_initialized) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	_initialized = false;
+
+	StringName::cleanup();
+	MemoryPool::cleanup();
+}
+
+bool SFWCore::_initialized = false;
diff --git a/sfw/core/sfw_core.h b/sfw/core/sfw_core.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92585a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sfw/core/sfw_core.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+#ifndef SFW_CORE_H
+#define SFW_CORE_H
+
+class SFWCore {
+public:
+	static void setup();
+	static void cleanup();
+
+protected:
+	static bool _initialized;
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/sfw/render_core/application.cpp b/sfw/render_core/application.cpp
index 2c03259..4379e9b 100644
--- a/sfw/render_core/application.cpp
+++ b/sfw/render_core/application.cpp
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
 #include "render_core/input_map.h"
 #include "render_core/window.h"
 
-#include "core/pool_vector.h"
-#include "core/string_name.h"
+#include "core/sfw_core.h"
 #include "object/core_string_names.h"
 //--STRIP
 
@@ -89,9 +88,10 @@ Application::Application() {
 
 	_time_scale = 1;
 
+	SFWCore::setup();
+
 	// TODO Move these to a central place in core!
-	StringName::setup();
-	MemoryPool::setup();
+
 	CoreStringNames::create();
 
 	// TODO add a helper static method
@@ -106,14 +106,15 @@ Application::~Application() {
 	_instance = NULL;
 
 	// TODO Move these to a central place in core!
-	StringName::cleanup();
-	MemoryPool::cleanup();
+
 	CoreStringNames::free();
 
 	// TODO add a helper static method
 	memdelete(AppWindow::get_singleton());
 	memdelete(Input::get_singleton());
 	memdelete(InputMap::get_singleton());
+
+	SFWCore::cleanup();
 }
 
 Application *Application::get_singleton() {
diff --git a/tools/merger/sfw_full.h.inl b/tools/merger/sfw_full.h.inl
index 299919d..1c04036 100644
--- a/tools/merger/sfw_full.h.inl
+++ b/tools/merger/sfw_full.h.inl
@@ -400,6 +400,11 @@
 //--STRIP
 {{FILE:sfw/core/dir_access.h}}
 
+//--STRIP
+//no includes
+//--STRIP
+{{FILE:sfw/core/sfw_core.h}}
+
 //--STRIP
 //===================  OBJECT SECTION  ===================
 //--STRIP