Can you statically compile a cygwin application?

Question

Does cygwin allow a statically compiled binary? This would prevent the need for cygwin1.dll being on the PATH of target machines.

Answer 1

Cygwin's GCC no longer supports -mno-cygwin.

Try to use mingw-gcc instead, e.g. x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc, as mentioned in the Cygwin FAQ.