Tony, the reason why I want it statically linked is that I want it as a companion for busybox. But space is not an issue.
So, simply put, my question was: what are the features that can only be linked dinamically? Thank you! -- Alessandro On 10/19/07, Tony Mechelynck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > alessandro salvatori wrote: > > Hello! > > I would like to build a statically linked vim binary, with as many > > features as possible. Apparently some features in "normal" that are > > not in "small" make it hard, if yet feasible, to statically link vim. > > I would be happy if can get most things in "normal" and yet link > > statically. Is there anything that i can undef from feature.h and get > > away with that? > > > > thank you! > > - I wonder why you would want to link statically. That would typically lead to > unnecessary duplication of code with other programs running on the same > machine with the same libraries. It would also require recompilation for every > bug found in the libraries, while with dynamic builds, you would install an > upgraded version of the same library, and not have to change the Vim > executable, except if the library itself became incompatible with its former > version (which happens only relatively rarely). > > - Maybe a "small" build is what you're after? > > - Get a processor with more addressing space, a motherboard with more memory, > and/or a hard disk with more virtual memory. Then you'll be able to link a > bigger static build. > > - Your Mileage May Vary: The features you might want to leave out are not > necessarily those I'd prefer to leave out, if I were linking statically for a > small computer. (But I prefer to link dynamically anyway, and include as many > features as I can afford.) So, in short: you're on your own. Study feature.h > _and_ your Makefile(s), try, err, correct your errors, and try again. > > - On some platforms, some features can _only_ be linked dynamically. If you > want a static link, you'll have to exclude them. Check the Makefile. > > > Best regards, > Tony. > -- > A lack of leadership is no substitute for inaction. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message from the "vim_dev" maillist. For more information, visit http://www.vim.org/maillist.php -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
