How i can static build GDB from source?

Question

I\'ve download gdb-6.5.bz2.tar. Untar this file. I write: LDFLAGS=-static ./configure

but as a result i get a gdb, which require a so files, for instance: ncurses.so.5

Answer 1

You can use the following options for configure script to generate a static GDB executable:

./configure --prefix=<> --enable-static=yes && make && make install