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 -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines