statically linked python

[Serge Orlov]

Ralph Butler wrote:
> Hi:
>
> I have searched the docs and google but have not totally figured
> out how to accomplish my task:  On a linux box, I want to compile
> and link python so that it uses no shared libraries, but does support
> import of some "extra" modules.  I have made a few attempts but
> with limited success.  In particular, I have tried things like
> adding -static to the compiler options in the Makefile.
>
> At one point I managed to build a python that was close to what I
> wanted, e.g. when I ran "ldd python", it said:
>      not a dynamic executable
> In that version, when I do some imports, e.g. sys, os, etc. they
> load fine.  But, when I try to import some other modules, e.g. time,
> they are not found.  I have tried similar procedures while also
> altering Modules/Setup.local (produced by configure) to contain:
>      time timemodule.c # -lm # time operations and variables
>
> There has to be a simple, "elegant" way to accomplish this which I am
> simply overlooking.  Any help would be appreciated.

This has nothing to do with python. glibc doesn't support loading
shared libraries into statically linked executables. At least it didn't
support in 2002:
http://www.cygwin.com/ml/libc-alpha/2002-06/msg00079.html
Since it still doesn't work most likely it is still not supported, but
you may ask glibc developers what is the problem.