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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: Compiling static
From:       Thomas RÃ¸nshof <tr () kyborg ! dk>
Date:       2009-01-28 8:18:10
Message-ID: 498014C2.70102 () kyborg ! dk
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Maybe an off-topic question, but can i compile gnome-terminal in static ?

Med venlig hilsen / Best regards

Thomas RÃ¸nshof

Kyborg A/S
HÃ¸rkÃ¦r 20,2
2730 Herlev

Thiago Macieira skrev:
> Em Segunda-feira 26 Janeiro 2009, Ã s 15:17:11, Thomas RÃ¸nshof escreveu:
>   
>> it's easier du install the program on different linux versions, when
>> it's static....
>>     
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> It's only easier if you have a small program, for which static linking is 
> possible.
>
> A KDE application is hardly such a case. For the following reasons:
>
> 1) KDE libraries were not written for static linking (it may or may not work, 
> we have no clue)
>
> 2) KDE libraries expect to be able to load plugins. That only works for 
> dynamic libraries. You'll need to strip the libraries of ALL plugins.
>
> 3) Certain applications are also kdeinit plugins, which also means those 
> applications require dynamic linking. You'll have to modify each application.
>
> So, in the end, it's more work to make the application link statically than to 
> just deploy the files.
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Maybe an off-topic question, but can i compile gnome-terminal in static
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Med venlig hilsen / Best regards

Thomas RÃ¸nshof

Kyborg A/S
HÃ¸rkÃ¦r 20,2
2730 Herlev

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Thiago Macieira skrev:
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  <pre wrap="">Em Segunda-feira 26 Janeiro 2009, Ã s 15:17:11, Thomas RÃ¸nshof escreveu:
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    <pre wrap="">it's easier du install the program on different linux versions, when
it's static....
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It's only easier if you have a small program, for which static linking is 
possible.

A KDE application is hardly such a case. For the following reasons:

1) KDE libraries were not written for static linking (it may or may not work, 
we have no clue)

2) KDE libraries expect to be able to load plugins. That only works for 
dynamic libraries. You'll need to strip the libraries of ALL plugins.

3) Certain applications are also kdeinit plugins, which also means those 
applications require dynamic linking. You'll have to modify each application.

So, in the end, it's more work to make the application link statically than to 
just deploy the files.
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