static

Prevents linking with shared libraries.

IDE Equivalent

None

Architectures

IA-32, Intel® 64 architectures

Syntax

Linux:

-static

Mac OS X:

None

Windows:

/static

Arguments

None

Default

Linux: OFF
Windows: varies

On Linux* systems, the compiler links with shared libraries. On Windows* systems, for option /Qvc8 and higher, /static is equivalent to option /MT. For more information, see that compiler option.

Description

This option prevents linking with shared libraries. It causes the executable to link all libraries statically.

Alternate Options

None

Parent topic: S Options

See Also

MT compiler option
Qvc compiler option
static-intel compiler option

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