Compiler Option: -static

• Source: https://www.freebasic.net/wiki/wikka.php?wakka=CompilerOptstatic
• Last revised: 2021-10-12

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Prefer static libraries over dynamic ones when linking

Syntax

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-static

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Description

When creating an executable or a shared library/DLL, the -static compiler option can be used to tell the compiler to prefer linking against static libraries rather than shared libraries/DLLs. That way, if the linker finds both static and shared versions of a library, it will use the static version, rather than defaulting to the shared version.

Installing the proper static libraries and then using -static can be used to avoid some or all dependencies on shared libraries.

Platform Differences

• On Linux & co it is possible to create purely statically linked executables, because static versions of the system libraries used by FreeBASIC are available.
• On Windows, there are no static versions of the system libraries, but -static can still be useful to decide between static library or DLL versions of other libraries, if both are installed.

See also

• Using the Command Line

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