Statically linking gtk+ is uncommon and discouraged by gtk+ developers (see "Extra Configuration Options" in [1]). Also, I don't think we should increase the package size for such an uncommon a use case.
Please compile gtk+ yourself if you want to link your application to it statically. [1] https://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stable/gtk-building.html ** Changed in: gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gtk+3.0 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1385619 Title: libgtk-3.a and libgdk-3.a missing in libgtk-3-dev To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linuxmint/+bug/1385619/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
