From: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
To: Jeff Johnson <jeff.johnson@aeoncomputing.com>
Cc: fio@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Can fio be compiled as a static binary?
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:27:22 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <50C83FEA.5020306@kernel.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <50C7DC7A.5000806@aeoncomputing.com>
On 2012-12-12 02:23, Jeff Johnson wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> Is there a way to compile fio as a static binary? I have to use it on
> different Linux machines from time to time and I'd like to not alter
> the OS image by installing libaio-devel, etc. In some cases I am not
> able to make any changes to the installed OS image.
>
> I performed a git checkout of fio and I wanted to ask if there was an
> existing/known method to derive a static fio binary from the existing
> source tree before I make any modifications or attempts on my own.
There should be nothing preventing a static link of fio, provided that
you have the proper libs installed on the machine where you build and
link it. Should be doable with:
$ EXTFLAGS="-static" make
I have never tried it, though...
--
Jens Axboe
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2012-12-12 1:23 Can fio be compiled as a static binary? Jeff Johnson
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