Compiler Option: -static

Prefer static libraries over dynamic ones when linking

Syntax
      -static

Description
   When creating an executable or a shared library/DLL, the -static 
   compiler option can be used to tell the compiler to prefer linking 
   against static libraries rather than shared libraries/DLLs. That way, if 
   the linker finds both static and shared versions of a library, it will 
   use the static version, rather than defaulting to the shared version.

   Installing the proper static libraries and then using -static can be 
   used to avoid some or all dependencies on shared libraries.

Platform Differences
   * On Linux & co it is possible to create purely statically linked 
     executables, because static versions of the system libraries used by 
     FreeBASIC are available.
   * On Windows, there are no static versions of the system libraries, but 
     -static can still be useful to decide between static library or DLL 
     versions of other libraries, if both are installed.

See also
   * Using the Command Line

