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      <blockquote type="cite">I see, how can we know and how about these
        from fluidsynth? <br>
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    <p>The existence of the "BUILD_SHARED_LIBS<span class="pl-s">"
        option implies that it *should* be possible to build fluidsynth
        as a static library.<br>
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    <p><span class="pl-s">That being said, if fluidsynth itself depends
        on external (shared) libraries, the original problem persists,
        because you still would need to link the final binary with those
        libraries - or make them static as well. Etc.<br>
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    <p><span class="pl-s">---<br>
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      <blockquote type="cite">I guess I may have come across a complex
        system with over a dozen libs :/ so if I get things straight,
        we're better off just keeping it that way?</blockquote>
      I think so.<br>
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    <p>Christof<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 06.01.2021 03:39, Alexandre Torres
      Porres wrote:<br>
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          <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Em ter., 5 de jan. de 2021
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              <blockquote type="cite">I still wonder if there's an easy
                way to just incorporate all of these libs inside the
                external binary.</blockquote>
              Do you mean static linking? </div>
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          <div>guess so :) </div>
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            <div>Depends on the dependencies. Some are available as a
              static library and others are not.<br>
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          <div>I see, how can we know and how about these from
            fluidsynth? </div>
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              <p>Personally, I strongly prefer static linking for
                plugins (like Pd externals). </p>
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          <div>seems best for me too!</div>
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              <p>The downside is that you're responsible for providing
                the correct linker flags, since a static library is just
                an archive of object files. For complex dependencies,
                you're better off with linking dynamically and shipping
                them along side your library.<br>
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          <div>I guess I may have come across a complex system with over
            a dozen libs :/ so if I get things straight, we're better
            off just keeping it that way?</div>
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          <div>cheers</div>
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