------- Comment #3 from dfranke at gcc dot gnu dot org 2007-03-30 16:30 ------- Andrew, I agree that static linking should not be overused. But there are valid cases where one may want to do it anyway. Deploying a testing application may be one of them. Asking the user to compile gcc from scratch just to get the latest libraries is usually not an option. Delivering a bunch of libraries together with the binary may mess up the customers system, especially if it is a test-and-discard like approach.
Given the two PRs I cited plus the thread H. J. pointed out, there are people looking for options like the ones requested here. -- http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=31400
