static compile.

[James LewisMoss]

>>>>> On 26 Feb 2001 15:09:57 -0500, James LewisMoss <jimdres@mindspring.com> said:

>>>>> On Sun, 25 Feb 2001 18:51:18 -0700 (MST), <rob@myinternetplace.net> said:
 rob> rob@myinternetplace.net writes:
 >>>
 >>> How difficult would it be to compile one static binary of
 >>> gnucash?

 rob> Wow, I worded that poorly.

 rob> What I am asking for is a single binary which would take care of
 rob> the dependency garbage for the different dependencies which are
 rob> out there.  While it wouldn't be a package, or even a part of a
 rob> package, but it would allow people who can't admin their systems
 rob> to the gnucash standards to have a shot at trying it out.

 rob> I would then be able to run gnucash even on machines where I
 rob> don't have root.

 James> I haven't tried this, but doing something like
 James> 'LDFLAGS="-Bstatic" ./configure <whatever configure options
 James> you use>' might do the trick, or at least come close.

Let me correct myself a bit

LDFLAGS="-static" ./configure --enable-static <and the rest>

will actually work (unless like me you have multiple defined problems
in your libraries).

Jim

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