OT: dynamic -> static lib

[James McKenzie]

  On 10/5/10 5:32 AM, T. Horsnell wrote:
> john wendel wrote:
>> On 10/04/2010 09:41 AM, Tom Horsley wrote:
>>> On Mon, 04 Oct 2010 17:24:51 +0100
>>> T. Horsnell wrote:
>>>
>>>> Is it possible to create a static (.a) version
>>>> of a library from the dynamic (.so) one, or to
>>>> create a static executable when only shared libs
>>>> are available?
>>> Nope, and to all intents and purposes, it is pretty
>>> much impossible to static link any program these
>>> days with so many parts of glibc now dlopen()ing
>>> various plugins for network protocols, or pam
>>> user access info, etc.
>> Google for "make-static". It's a hack, but it might do the job for you.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> John
>>
> Thanks very much. I'll have a play.
You have to keep in mind that all of the remaining libraries might have 
to be at the same level as your build system with statics...

James McKenzie