When a method is inherited, the static variables will now always
use the initial values, rather than the values at the time of
inheritance. As such, behavior no longer depends on whether
inheritance happens before or after a method has been called.
This is implemented by always keeping static_variables as the
original values, and static_variables_ptr as the modified copy.
Closes GH-6705.
Let's test the current behavior here. It might not be right, but
it's long-standing behavior.
Nearly missed an assertion failure here because the test was
XFAILed...
Nikita Popov