static linking with cross compiler

Question

My test.c program uses printf function. I want to statically link library I need. I use arm-linux-gnueabi-gcc cross compiler.

When I compile my code like this

arm-linux-gnueabi-gcc test.c -o test

it passes, but I think he still uses dynamic linking by looking at dissasembly of test.

So,what option should I add in order to statically link libc.a library?

Answer 1

Try

arm-linux-gnueabi-gcc test.c -o test -Xlinker -static /path/to/libc.a

This worked for me. Also, it might complain that you don't have static libgcc_s. Then try this:

arm-linux-gnueabi-gcc test.c -o test -Xlinker -static /path/to/libc.a -static-libgcc

Hope this helps!