I see, how can we know and how about these from fluidsynth?

https://github.com/FluidSynth/fluidsynth/blob/e04cd572cb1ad177519b8e94f27d7be52c074c62/CMakeLists.txt#L62

The existence of the "BUILD_SHARED_LIBS" option implies that it *should* be possible to build fluidsynth as a static library.

That being said, if fluidsynth itself depends on external (shared) libraries, the original problem persists, because you still would need to link the final binary with those libraries - or make them static as well. Etc.

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I guess I may have come across a complex system with over a dozen libs :/ so if I get things straight, we're better off just keeping it that way?
I think so.

Christof

On 06.01.2021 03:39, Alexandre Torres Porres wrote:


Em ter., 5 de jan. de 2021 às 20:53, Christof Ressi <info@christofressi.com> escreveu:

I still wonder if there's an easy way to just incorporate all of these libs inside the external binary.
Do you mean static linking?

guess so :) 
 
Depends on the dependencies. Some are available as a static library and others are not.

I see, how can we know and how about these from fluidsynth? 

Personally, I strongly prefer static linking for plugins (like Pd externals).

seems best for me too!
 

The downside is that you're responsible for providing the correct linker flags, since a static library is just an archive of object files. For complex dependencies, you're better off with linking dynamically and shipping them along side your library.

I guess I may have come across a complex system with over a dozen libs :/ so if I get things straight, we're better off just keeping it that way?

cheers