diff --git a/scripts/mk_util.py b/scripts/mk_util.py
index 5af927f5f..6828dd8f9 100644
--- a/scripts/mk_util.py
+++ b/scripts/mk_util.py
@@ -378,6 +378,10 @@ class Component:
     def require_def_file(self):
         return False
 
+    # Return true if the component needs builder to generate a mem_initializer.cpp file with mem_initialize() and mem_finalize() functions.
+    def require_mem_initializer(self):
+        return False
+
     def mk_install(self, out):
         return
 
@@ -490,6 +494,9 @@ class ExeComponent(Component):
     def require_install_tactics(self):
         return ('tactic' in self.deps) and ('cmd_context' in self.deps)
 
+    def require_mem_initializer(self):
+        return True
+
     # All executables are included in the all: rule
     def main_component(self):
         return True
@@ -601,6 +608,9 @@ class DLLComponent(Component):
     def require_install_tactics(self):
         return ('tactic' in self.deps) and ('cmd_context' in self.deps)
 
+    def require_mem_initializer(self):
+        return True
+
     def require_def_file(self):
         return IS_WINDOWS and self.export_files
 
@@ -927,6 +937,7 @@ def mk_auto_src():
     if not ONLY_MAKEFILES:
         mk_pat_db()
         mk_all_install_tactic_cpps()
+        mk_all_mem_initializer_cpps()
 
 # TODO: delete after src/ast/pattern/expr_pattern_match
 # database.smt ==> database.h
@@ -1099,6 +1110,60 @@ def mk_all_install_tactic_cpps():
                 cnames.append(c.name)
                 mk_install_tactic_cpp(cnames, c.src_dir)
 
+# Generate an mem_initializer.cpp at path.
+# This file implements the procedures
+#    void mem_initialize()
+#    void mem_finalize()
+# This procedures are invoked by the Z3 memory_manager
+def mk_mem_initializer_cpp(cnames, path):
+    initializer_cmds = []
+    finalizer_cmds   = []
+    fullname = '%s/mem_initializer.cpp' % path
+    fout  = open(fullname, 'w')
+    fout.write('// Automatically generated file.\n')
+    initializer_pat   = re.compile('[ \t]*ADD_INITIALIZER\(\'([^\']*)\'\)')
+    finalizer_pat     = re.compile('[ \t]*ADD_FINALIZER\(\'([^\']*)\'\)')
+    for cname in cnames:
+        c = get_component(cname)
+        h_files = filter(lambda f: f.endswith('.h'), os.listdir(c.src_dir))
+        for h_file in h_files:
+            added_include = False
+            fin = open("%s/%s" % (c.src_dir, h_file), 'r')
+            for line in fin:
+                m = initializer_pat.match(line)
+                if m:
+                    if not added_include:
+                        added_include = True
+                        fout.write('#include"%s"\n' % h_file)
+                    initializer_cmds.append(m.group(1))
+                m = finalizer_pat.match(line)
+                if m:
+                    if not added_include:
+                        added_include = True
+                        fout.write('#include"%s"\n' % h_file)
+                    finalizer_cmds.append(m.group(1))
+    fout.write('void mem_initialize() {\n')
+    for cmd in initializer_cmds:
+        fout.write(cmd)
+        fout.write('\n')
+    fout.write('}\n')
+    fout.write('void mem_finalize() {\n')
+    for cmd in finalizer_cmds:
+        fout.write(cmd)
+        fout.write('\n')
+    fout.write('}\n')
+    if VERBOSE:
+        print "Generated '%s'" % fullname
+
+def mk_all_mem_initializer_cpps():
+    if not ONLY_MAKEFILES:
+        for c in get_components():
+            if c.require_mem_initializer():
+                cnames = []
+                cnames.extend(c.deps)
+                cnames.append(c.name)
+                mk_mem_initializer_cpp(cnames, c.src_dir)
+
 # Generate a .def based on the files at c.export_files slot.
 def mk_def_file(c):
     pat1 = re.compile(".*Z3_API.*")
diff --git a/src/util/debug.h b/src/util/debug.h
index ab9fdd57b..64cc35fcf 100644
--- a/src/util/debug.h
+++ b/src/util/debug.h
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ private:
 };
 
 void finalize_debug();
+/*
+  ADD_FINALIZER('finalize_debug();')
+*/
 
 #endif /* _DEBUG_H_ */
 
diff --git a/src/util/memory_manager.cpp b/src/util/memory_manager.cpp
index 3aeb65d3b..b6eb648d9 100644
--- a/src/util/memory_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/util/memory_manager.cpp
@@ -1,13 +1,27 @@
+#include<iostream>
 #include<stdlib.h>
+#include"trace.h"
 #include"memory_manager.h"
-#include"rational.h"
-#include"prime_generator.h"
-#include"debug.h"
+#include"error_codes.h"
+
+// The following two function are automatically generated by the mk_make.py script.
+// The script collects ADD_INITIALIZER and ADD_FINALIZER commands in the .h files.
+// For example, rational.h contains
+//      ADD_INITIALIZER('rational::initialize();')
+//      ADD_FINALIZER('rational::finalize();')
+// Thus, any executable or shared object (DLL) that depends on rational.h
+// will have an automalically generated file mem_initializer.cpp containing
+//    mem_initialize() 
+//    mem_finalize()
+// and these functions will include the statements:
+//    rational::initialize();
+//    
+//    rational::finalize();
+void mem_initialize();
+void mem_finalize();
 
 // If PROFILE_MEMORY is defined, Z3 will display the amount of memory used, and the number of synchronization steps during finalization
 // #define PROFILE_MEMORY
-void initialize_symbols();
-void finalize_symbols();
 
 out_of_memory_error::out_of_memory_error():z3_error(ERR_MEMOUT) {
 }
@@ -58,8 +72,7 @@ mem_usage_report g_info;
 void memory::initialize(size_t max_size) {
     g_memory_out_of_memory  = false;
     g_memory_max_size       = max_size;
-    rational::initialize();
-    initialize_symbols();
+    mem_initialize();
 }
 
 bool memory::is_out_of_memory() {
@@ -96,14 +109,9 @@ static bool g_finalizing = false;
 
 void memory::finalize() {
     g_finalizing = true;
-    finalize_debug();
-    finalize_trace();
-    finalize_symbols();
-    rational::finalize();
-    prime_iterator::finalize();
+    mem_finalize();
 }
 
-
 unsigned long long memory::get_allocation_size() {
     long long r;
     #pragma omp critical (z3_memory_manager) 
diff --git a/src/util/prime_generator.h b/src/util/prime_generator.h
index efb675737..d63fdb224 100644
--- a/src/util/prime_generator.h
+++ b/src/util/prime_generator.h
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ public:
     prime_iterator(prime_generator * g = 0);
     uint64 next();
     static void finalize();
+    /*
+      ADD_FINALIZER('prime_iterator::finalize();')
+    */
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/util/rational.h b/src/util/rational.h
index 4aa2f5fc6..f0406f30a 100644
--- a/src/util/rational.h
+++ b/src/util/rational.h
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ public:
     static void initialize();
 
     static void finalize();
-
+    /*
+      ADD_INITIALIZER('rational::initialize();')
+      ADD_FINALIZER('rational::finalize();')
+    */
     rational() {}
     
     rational(rational const & r) { m().set(m_val, r.m_val); }
diff --git a/src/util/symbol.h b/src/util/symbol.h
index e32eeb55b..65325b461 100644
--- a/src/util/symbol.h
+++ b/src/util/symbol.h
@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ struct symbol_eq_proc {
 
 void initialize_symbols();
 void finalize_symbols();
+/*
+  ADD_INITIALIZER('initialize_symbols();')
+  ADD_FINALIZER('finalize_symbols();')
+*/
 
 // total order on symbols... I did not overloaded '<' to avoid misunderstandings.
 // numerical symbols are smaller than non numerical symbols.
diff --git a/src/util/trace.h b/src/util/trace.h
index 941520f87..0c8c2e5b6 100644
--- a/src/util/trace.h
+++ b/src/util/trace.h
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ bool is_trace_enabled(const char * tag);
 void close_trace();
 void open_trace();
 void finalize_trace();
+/*
+  ADD_FINALIZER('finalize_trace();')
+*/
 
 #define TRACE(TAG, CODE) TRACE_CODE(if (is_trace_enabled(TAG)) { tout << "-------- [" << TAG << "] " << __FUNCTION__ << " " << __FILE__ << ":" << __LINE__ << " ---------\n"; CODE tout << "------------------------------------------------\n"; tout.flush(); })