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James Miller wrote:
>
> how does one "make a completely static binary"?  
> Some extra options/arguments must be required 
> during the process, right?  Like . . . ?

I hope somebody else is going to answer this, because I'm
just a hacker when it comes to compiling.  I know that when 
you are compiling without a make-file, you add the -static 
parameter to the gcc command.  However, I'm not sure that 
using the -static parameter with the make command will over-
ride all the settings in the make-file.  As I understand it, 
the make file specifies which libraries to use (static or 
dynamic).  So, one way to make a static binary is to specify
static libraries in the make file.  The problem is:  some
source packages have many make files, so changing all of 
those would be a pain.  Fortunately, most of those come 
with a configure script, which usually allows you to specify 
which libraries to use.  Execute "configure --help" to see 
the options.

As I said above, I hope somebody knowledgeable will join in.
My compiling is pretty hit-or-miss.  I just try different
parameters until it works (or not).  The fact that I ended
up with a static AbiWord came as a complete surprise to me.
None of my six previous compiles of AbiWord worked on BL2, 
so I was just experimenting with different parameters.  

Cheers,
Steven