Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Building static libraries

[Renat Golubchyk]

On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:28:21 -0800
walt <w41ter@×××××.com> wrote:

> Renat Golubchyk wrote:
>
> > As you said, you really are confused. :-) Maybe I wasn't clear
> > enough. Anyway, I've written a program, and I need it as a
> > statically linked binary. In order to link statically the linker
> > (ld) needs all the used libraries in static form, i.e. as a .a and
> > not as a .so file. Since portage does not build static libraries by
> > default I need a way to tell portage that I really do want to
> > have .a files built.
> >
> > I do _not_ want to create a Gentoo package, at least not at this
> > stage of development.
>
> Still confused :o(
>
> Portage is for building Gentoo packages -- if you don't want to build
> a Gentoo package then why is portage involved?  You can compile and
> link your program with any flags you want to, so as to get static
> binaries.

Because my program uses different libraries which I don't build
manually. Instead I use portage. That way I can compile in only those
features that I need and I don't have to resolve dependencies.


Cheers,
Renat

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