Justin Swartz <justin.swartz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > So, as far as I can see, "make static" does the same thing it > > did prio to automake/libtool conversion, place all the extensions > > and libebtables in the "static" binary, but link libc.so dynamically. > > Thanks for the clarification. > > I assumed "make static" was intended to produce an actual static binary. > > As part of a small distribution that I use on a few bridging firewalls, > I have only ebtables and busybox, both built as static binaries, plus > inittab and a few init scripts. > > I don't mind patching "Makefile.am" for myself, but I would also be happy > to submit something like the following, if nice-to-have, to provide an > "allstatic" which shouldn't break anything for those who require "static" > in its current form. If you can't get what you need without patching the ebables build scripts then sure, feel free to submit a change that allows to build a fully static binary.
