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Subject: Re: Standalone (.exe) Ada Programs can run in isolation of any ada
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gautier_niouzes@hotmail.com writes:

> A few examples of OS / compiler combinations where the .exe can be
> built to be standalone, that is the .exe can run on another machine
> that never saw any Ada tool:

Actually, for all I know OP is still running GNAT 3.15p (he was, up to a
few months ago); no idea whether that used static or dynamic libraries
by default.

It's not always as simple as it might be to force static linking.