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Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 10:11:00 +0100
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From: David Starks-Browning <starksb AT ebi DOT ac DOT uk>
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To: Westley Weimer <weimer AT EECS DOT Berkeley DOT EDU>
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Subject: True Static Linking
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On Tuesday 16 Apr 02, Westley Weimer writes:
> I am using gcc under cygwin and I would like to ship hello.exe to a friend
> who does not have cygwin1.dll on his computer.
> ...
> (1) Is there a "-static" switch that statically links in cygwin1.dll?

Read the FAQ entry "Can I build a Cygwin program that does not require
cygwin1.dll at runtime?"

> (2) If not, how else can I solve this problem?

Have them install Cygwin.  If they only want the "cygwin" package from
the Base category, they can de-select all the other packages that
would otherwise be installed by default.

Regards,
David


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