Mongocxx segmentation fault (topology in mongoc NULL)

Working with Data Drivers
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I have extensively looked into this segmentation fault. I think my instance is not properly initialized on start of the application. I have the folllowing issue (see stackoverflow post: [here])(c++ - Segmentation fault in mongocxx driver - Stack Overflow)

This is my simplified main function which gives me a segmentation fault. Frankly, any command gives me the same segmentation fault. I have ensured that libmongoc 1.17 is installed an mongocxx 3.6.2. In the stackoverflow post I have also provided the CLion backtrace.

int main()
{
    mongocxx::instance inst{}; // This should be done only once.
    mongocxx::uri uri("mongodb://10.10.10.123:27017");
    mongocxx::client client(uri);
    mongocxx::database _db = client["test"];

    using namespace bsoncxx::builder::basic;
    
    auto doc = make_document(kvp("ismaster", 1));
    auto res = _db.run_command(doc.view()); <----- Segmentation Fault
}

How can I ensure that the instance is correctly initialized? Should I call mongoc_init() explicitly or is this handled in the instance call?

Many thanks for your help.

Regards,

Laurens

EDIT: As I’m compiling for C++17 I did not select a polyfill. When I tried installing mongocxx with the polyfill I ran into compilation errors.