How i can static build GDB from source?

Question

I\'ve download gdb-6.5.bz2.tar. Untar this file. I write: LDFLAGS=-static ./configure

but as a result i get a gdb, which require a so files, for instance: ncurses.so.5

Answer 1

This message seems to imply that the correct usage is

$ make LDFLAGS=-static

Which seems surprising. Unfortunately, it also says it fails to build, and there are no follow-ups. Still the message is from 1999 so everything might have changed, perhaps the proper way today is to do it your way.

Answer 2

You can use the following options for configure script to generate a static GDB executable:

./configure --prefix=<> --enable-static=yes && make && make install

Answer 3

Both gcc and gdb disrespect the --enable-static flag which should be passed to configure, the correct way to do this is:

In the case of gdb 8.0, you have to also add the --disable-interprocess-agent to successfully build a static version:

mkdir build-gdb && cd build-gdb && ../configure --prefix=... --enable-static --disable-interprocess-agent ...

In the case of gcc 7.1, you have to also add the --disable-libcc1 to successfully build a static version:

mkdir build-gcc && cd guild-gcc && ../configure --prefix=... --enable-static --disable-shared --disable-libcc1 ...