Possible to create an X application not linked to cygwin1.dll?

Greetings, I have ported an X application to cygwin/gcc. It runs well under the X server xwin. When I compile, I link up with libX11. Then I end up my app being linked to cygwin1.dll since libX11 depends on cygwin1.dll. I need to distribute this application, but I cannot make it open source. Th

How to use msvc++ with cygwin libraries?

Greetings, I spent a long time looking, and couldn't find this answered. If it has been, please send me a pointer to where to look. My problem: I have an existing (X/lesstif) application which compiles and runs under cygwin (gcc). I have some new functionality which I need to add to this applicatio