Re: [gtk-list] Re: win32 install info

[Jim Duchek <jimduchek ou edu>]

Is there anyway to compile an executable 'statically'?  I tried -static but it
didn't work, still wants the DLLs.

Jim


Øystein O Johansen wrote:

> ----- Markus wrote -----
> >Once upon a time (around Wed, Jul 28, 1999 at 12:47:51PM +0100 i think)
> > Øystein O Johansen  told me :
> >> 4. Hey! The new zipfiles contain lib*.a files!! You do not have to
> create
> >>    them from the DLL's!! Thanks Tor!
> >
> >    what is the difference between the .a and .dll files, except
> >that windwos only loads .dll during runtime ?
>
> Actually not much difference. The .a files are import libraries, and you
> have to link against this files. Your executebale will execute the
> code in the DLL's. The same code is also present in the import libraries,
> but can be striped after linking.
>
> $ gcc -mno-cygwin hello.c -o hello -lgtk -lglib
> $ ls -l hello.exe
> -rwxr-xr-x   1 0        everyone   172062 Aug  4 11:16 hello.exe
> $ strip hello.exe
> $ ls -l hello.exe
> -rwxr-xr-x   1 0        everyone     3584 Aug  4 11:17 hello.exe
>
> See?
>
> >
> >> 7. Do a small test, like 'Hello World'
> >>    gcc hello.c -o hello -lgdi32 -lkernel32 -lglib -lgdk -lgtk -lm
> >
> >    Hm, do i really need gdi32,kernel32 ? afaik i never linked with
> >those and everything works (albeit slow, is this the solution ?)
>
> Yes, you're right. This was necessary on some of the previous releases.
> You do not need the gdi32 nor kernel32! Guess I'll have to update my
> gtk-config script!
>
> Regards,
> Oystein
>
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