[Distutils] force static linking

[Dan Stromberg]

On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 5:28 AM, gordon <wgordonw1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am attempting to build statically linked distributions.
>
> I am using docker containers to ensure the deployment environment matches
> the build environment so there is no compatibility concern.
>
> Is there any way to force static linking so that wheels can be installed
> into a virtual env without requiring specific packages on the host?

Maybe pass -static in $LDFLAGS?  Just a wild guess really.