[CentOS] static linking

Hello, Can someone explain why a static library would make calls to dlopen? openssl-static-1.0.1e-48.el6_8.3.x86_64 /usr/lib64/libcrypto.a In trying to staticly link against the above I get /usr/lib64/libcrypto.a(fips.o): In function `verify_checksums': (.text+0x62b): undefined reference to `

[CentOS] Static Linking, C++ Exceptions

I'm having a problem statically linking a big c++ application on Centos4. I can make it work on Centos5 and that's great. I just need to figure out a way to reproduce the problem on a small test case. The specific problem is that when I throw an exception, I get a segfault. It only happens on Cent

[CentOS] Static linking against glibc

I'm building an RPM of a DNS server called NSD on CentOS 4.4. I'm going to be using it for some heavy-duty DNS traffic, so I want to minimise its dependencies on external libraries. I have therefore attempted to link it statically. The package does build, and even runs fine. However, during the