Re: [Distutils] static linking in distutils/setuptools?

-->"Robert" == Robert Kern <robert.kern@gmail.com> writes: Robert> Not really, no. In many cases (e.g., GNU ld), there's simply Robert> no way to tell the linker that you prefer static libraries to Robert> shared libraries when you are building a shared library like a Robert> Python extension. You simply have to make sure that the static Robert> libraries are found first. you can pass the linker a direct path to the archive, rather than using -L/-l. this will ensure static linkage. (not sure if that's helpful in this context though) d