diff --git a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap.H b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap.H
index 79f3ab3127..0a6680c93b 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap.H
+++ b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PV3Readers/PV3FoamReader/vtkPV3Foam/vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap.H
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   =========                 |
   \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
    \\    /   O peration     |
-    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011 OpenFOAM Foundation
      \\/     M anipulation  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 License
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ InClass
 #define vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap_H
 
 // OpenFOAM includes
+#include "StaticAssert.H"
 #include "Swap.H"
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
@@ -38,6 +39,17 @@ template<class Type>
 inline void vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap(float vec[]);
 
 
+// a symmTensor specialization to remap OpenFOAM -> ParaView naming order
+// Qt/Core/pqScalarBarRepresentation.cxx defines this order
+//     { "XX", "YY", "ZZ", "XY", "YZ", "XZ" }
+// in pqScalarBarRepresentation::getDefaultComponentLabel()
+// whereas OpenFOAM uses this order
+//     { XX, XY, XZ, YY, YZ, ZZ }
+//
+// for extra safety, assert that symmTensor indeed has 6 components
+StaticAssert(Foam::symmTensor::nComponents == 6);
+
+
 // Template specialization for symmTensor
 template<>
 inline void vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap<Foam::symmTensor>(float vec[])
diff --git a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PVReaders/PVFoamReader/vtkPVFoam/vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap.H b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PVReaders/PVFoamReader/vtkPVFoam/vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap.H
index d18bc79b33..610eac4f34 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PVReaders/PVFoamReader/vtkPVFoam/vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap.H
+++ b/applications/utilities/postProcessing/graphics/PVReaders/PVFoamReader/vtkPVFoam/vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap.H
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ InClass
 #define vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap_H
 
 // OpenFOAM includes
+#include "StaticAssert.H"
 #include "Swap.H"
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
@@ -38,6 +39,17 @@ template<class Type>
 inline void vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap(float vec[]);
 
 
+// a symmTensor specialization to remap OpenFOAM -> ParaView naming order
+// Qt/Core/pqScalarBarRepresentation.cxx defines this order
+//     { "XX", "YY", "ZZ", "XY", "YZ", "XZ" }
+// in pqScalarBarRepresentation::getDefaultComponentLabel()
+// whereas OpenFOAM uses this order
+//     { XX, XY, XZ, YY, YZ, ZZ }
+//
+// for extra safety, assert that symmTensor indeed has 6 components
+StaticAssert(Foam::symmTensor::nComponents == 6);
+
+
 // Template specialization for symmTensor
 template<>
 inline void vtkOpenFOAMTupleRemap<Foam::symmTensor>(float vec[])
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/DynamicList/DynamicList.H b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/DynamicList/DynamicList.H
index 913e726f41..f62ba3a41a 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/DynamicList/DynamicList.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/DynamicList/DynamicList.H
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ SourceFiles
 #define DynamicList_H
 
 #include "List.H"
-#include <type_traits>
+#include "StaticAssert.H"
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
@@ -79,11 +79,8 @@ class DynamicList
 :
     public List<T>
 {
-    static_assert
-    (
-        (SizeInc || SizeMult) && SizeDiv,
-        "Invalid sizing parameters"
-    );
+    //- Avoid invalid sizing parameters
+    StaticAssert((SizeInc || SizeMult) && SizeDiv);
 
     // Private data
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/FixedList/FixedList.H b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/FixedList/FixedList.H
index 43d97eead2..c7974940c5 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/FixedList/FixedList.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/FixedList/FixedList.H
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ SourceFiles
 #include "uLabel.H"
 #include "Hash.H"
 #include "autoPtr.H"
-#include <type_traits>
+#include "StaticAssert.H"
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
@@ -70,11 +70,8 @@ template<class T> class SLList;
 template<class T, unsigned Size>
 class FixedList
 {
-    static_assert
-    (
-        Size && Size <= INT_MAX,
-        "Size must be positive (non-zero) and also fit as a signed value"
-    );
+    //- Size must be positive (non-zero) and also fit as a signed value
+    StaticAssert(Size && Size <= INT_MAX);
 
     // Private data
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/PackedList/PackedList.H b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/PackedList/PackedList.H
index 8af97000ff..078a4dde9f 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/PackedList/PackedList.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/Lists/PackedList/PackedList.H
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ SourceFiles
 
 #include "labelList.H"
 #include "UIndirectList.H"
-#include <type_traits>
+#include "StaticAssert.H"
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
@@ -174,11 +174,7 @@ private:
     //  it is more efficient to use a normal list.
     //  Thus max nBits is 1/2 of the base storage size.
     //  For simplicity, assume 8-bit bytes in the assert.
-    static_assert
-    (
-        nBits && nBits <= (sizeof(StorageType) << 2),
-        "nBits must be positive (non-zero) and fit within the storage"
-    );
+    StaticAssert(nBits && nBits <= (sizeof(StorageType) << 2));
 
     // Private data
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/NamedEnum/NamedEnum.H b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/NamedEnum/NamedEnum.H
index 32cb603022..f4af06792c 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/containers/NamedEnum/NamedEnum.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/containers/NamedEnum/NamedEnum.H
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ SourceFiles
 #define NamedEnum_H
 
 #include "HashTable.H"
+#include "StaticAssert.H"
 #include "stringList.H"
 #include "wordList.H"
-#include <type_traits>
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class NamedEnum
     public HashTable<int>
 {
     //- nEnum must be positive (non-zero)
-    static_assert(nEnum > 0, "nEnum must be positive (non-zero)");
+    StaticAssert(nEnum > 0);
 
     // Private Member Functions
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/db/error/StaticAssert.H b/src/OpenFOAM/db/error/StaticAssert.H
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..58fa86c170
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/db/error/StaticAssert.H
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
+  =========                 |
+  \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
+   \\    /   O peration     |
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2011-2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
+     \\/     M anipulation  |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+License
+    This file is part of OpenFOAM.
+
+    OpenFOAM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+    under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    OpenFOAM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+    ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+    FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+    for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with OpenFOAM.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+Class
+    Foam::StaticAssertionFailed
+
+Description
+    Macros and classes to provide static (compile-time) assertions.
+
+    Ideas from various sources
+    (http://www.ddj.com/cpp/184401547, http://www.boost.org)
+
+\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+#ifndef StaticAssert_H
+#define StaticAssert_H
+
+namespace Foam
+{
+
+//- Forward declaration of StaticAssertionFailed.
+//  Leave as an incomplete class so that sizeof(..) fails
+template<bool Truth> class StaticAssertionFailed;
+
+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
+                    Class StaticAssertionFailed Declaration
+\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+//- Specialization for successful assertions
+template<>
+class StaticAssertionFailed<true>
+{};
+
+
+//- Helper class for handling static assertions
+template<unsigned Test>
+class StaticAssertionTest {};
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+} // End namespace Foam
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+// Paste together strings, even if an argument is itself a macro
+#define StaticAssertMacro(X,Y)  StaticAssertMacro1(X,Y)
+#define StaticAssertMacro1(X,Y) StaticAssertMacro2(X,Y)
+#define StaticAssertMacro2(X,Y) X##Y
+
+#ifdef __GNUC__
+    #define StaticAssertUnusedTypedef __attribute__((unused))
+#else
+    #define StaticAssertUnusedTypedef
+#endif
+
+//- Assert that some test is true at compile-time
+#define StaticAssert(Test)                                                     \
+    typedef ::Foam::StaticAssertionTest                                        \
+    <                                                                          \
+        sizeof( ::Foam::StaticAssertionFailed<((Test) ? true : false)>)        \
+    > StaticAssertMacro(StaticAssertionTest, __LINE__) StaticAssertUnusedTypedef
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+#endif
+
+// ************************************************************************* //
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/Fields/DynamicField/DynamicField.H b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/Fields/DynamicField/DynamicField.H
index e575ddf282..60cff25b94 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/fields/Fields/DynamicField/DynamicField.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/fields/Fields/DynamicField/DynamicField.H
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ SourceFiles
 #define DynamicField_H
 
 #include "Field.H"
-#include <type_traits>
+#include "StaticAssert.H"
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
@@ -73,11 +73,8 @@ class DynamicField
 :
     public Field<T>
 {
-    static_assert
-    (
-        (SizeInc || SizeMult) && SizeDiv,
-        "Avoid invalid sizing parameters"
-    );
+    //- Avoid invalid sizing parameters
+    StaticAssert((SizeInc || SizeMult) && SizeDiv);
 
     // Private data
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/MatrixSpace/MatrixSpaceI.H b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/MatrixSpace/MatrixSpaceI.H
index 207162b2c5..ff636aa933 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/MatrixSpace/MatrixSpaceI.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/MatrixSpace/MatrixSpaceI.H
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ License
 
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-#include <type_traits>
+#include "StaticAssert.H"
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Constructors  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
@@ -90,16 +90,8 @@ ConstBlock(const msType& matrix)
 :
     matrix_(matrix)
 {
-    static_assert
-    (
-        msType::mRows >= BRowStart + mRows,
-        "Rows in block > rows in matrix"
-    );
-    static_assert
-    (
-        msType::nCols >= BColStart + nCols,
-        "Columns in block > columns in matrix"
-    );
+    StaticAssert(msType::mRows >= BRowStart + mRows);
+    StaticAssert(msType::nCols >= BColStart + nCols);
 }
 
 
@@ -111,16 +103,8 @@ Block(msType& matrix)
 :
     matrix_(matrix)
 {
-    static_assert
-    (
-        msType::mRows >= BRowStart + mRows,
-        "Rows in block > rows in matrix"
-    );
-    static_assert
-    (
-        msType::nCols >= BColStart + nCols,
-        "Columns in block > columns in matrix"
-    );
+    StaticAssert(msType::mRows >= BRowStart + mRows);
+    StaticAssert(msType::nCols >= BColStart + nCols);
 }
 
 
@@ -130,7 +114,7 @@ template<class Form, class Cmpt, Foam::direction Mrows, Foam::direction Ncols>
 template<Foam::direction Row, Foam::direction Col>
 inline const Cmpt& Foam::MatrixSpace<Form, Cmpt, Mrows, Ncols>::elmt() const
 {
-    static_assert(Row < Mrows && Col < Ncols, "Address outside matrix");
+    StaticAssert(Row < Mrows && Col < Ncols);
     return this->v_[Row*Ncols + Col];
 }
 
@@ -139,7 +123,7 @@ template<class Form, class Cmpt, Foam::direction Mrows, Foam::direction Ncols>
 template<Foam::direction Row, Foam::direction Col>
 inline Cmpt& Foam::MatrixSpace<Form, Cmpt, Mrows, Ncols>::elmt()
 {
-    static_assert(Row < Mrows && Col < Ncols, "Address outside matrix");
+    StaticAssert(Row < Mrows && Col < Ncols);
     return this->v_[Row*Ncols + Col];
 }
 
@@ -272,7 +256,7 @@ template<class Form, class Cmpt, Foam::direction Mrows, Foam::direction Ncols>
 inline Foam::MatrixSpace<Form, Cmpt, Mrows, Ncols>
 Foam::MatrixSpace<Form, Cmpt, Mrows, Ncols>::identity()
 {
-    static_assert(Mrows == Ncols, "Matrix is not square");
+    StaticAssert(Mrows == Ncols);
     msType result(Zero);
 
     for (direction i=0; i<Ncols; ++i)
@@ -515,7 +499,7 @@ operator=
     const VectorSpace<VSForm, Cmpt, SubTensor::mRows>& v
 )
 {
-    static_assert(nCols == 1, "Matrix must have a single column");
+    StaticAssert(nCols == 1);
 
     for (direction i=0; i<SubTensor::mRows; ++i)
     {
@@ -576,11 +560,7 @@ inline typename typeOfInnerProduct<Cmpt, Form1, Form2>::type operator&
     const MatrixSpace<Form2, Cmpt, Mrows2, Ncols2>& matrix2
 )
 {
-    static_assert
-    (
-        Ncols1 == Mrows2,
-        "Number of columns in matrix 1 != number of rows in matrix 2"
-    );
+    StaticAssert(Ncols1 == Mrows2);
 
     typename typeOfInnerProduct<Cmpt, Form1, Form2>::type result(Zero);
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/VectorSpace/VectorSpaceI.H b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/VectorSpace/VectorSpaceI.H
index f90adbb0ff..3b545a43e6 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/VectorSpace/VectorSpaceI.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/VectorSpace/VectorSpaceI.H
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ License
 #include "products.H"
 #include "VectorSpaceOps.H"
 #include "ops.H"
-#include <type_traits>
+#include "StaticAssert.H"
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
@@ -79,11 +79,7 @@ VectorSpace<Form, Cmpt, Ncmpts>::ConstBlock<SubVector, BStart>::ConstBlock
 :
     vs_(vs)
 {
-    static_assert
-    (
-        vsType::nComponents >= BStart + nComponents,
-        "Requested block size > VectorSpace size"
-    );
+    StaticAssert(vsType::nComponents >= BStart + nComponents);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/functions/Polynomial/Polynomial.H b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/functions/Polynomial/Polynomial.H
index 2d8f11d3af..b6f20330d8 100644
--- a/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/functions/Polynomial/Polynomial.H
+++ b/src/OpenFOAM/primitives/functions/Polynomial/Polynomial.H
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ SourceFiles
 #include "scalar.H"
 #include "Ostream.H"
 #include "VectorSpace.H"
-#include <type_traits>
+#include "StaticAssert.H"
 
 // * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
 
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ class Polynomial
 :
     public VectorSpace<Polynomial<PolySize>, scalar, PolySize>
 {
-    static_assert(PolySize > 0, "Size must be positive (non-zero)");
+    //- Size must be positive (non-zero)
+    StaticAssert(PolySize > 0);
 
     // Private data
 
diff --git a/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/field/Make/files b/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/field/Make/files
index 75464c4013..24a3e5b599 100644
--- a/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/field/Make/files
+++ b/src/postProcessing/functionObjects/field/Make/files
@@ -46,4 +46,7 @@ surfaceInterpolateFields/surfaceInterpolateFieldsFunctionObject.C
 regionSizeDistribution/regionSizeDistribution.C
 regionSizeDistribution/regionSizeDistributionFunctionObject.C
 
+histogram/histogram.C
+histogram/histogramFunctionObject.C
+
 LIB = $(FOAM_LIBBIN)/libfieldFunctionObjects