Re: GNAT, portability between computers (win32)

["Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>]

On 2016-08-11 16:50, George J wrote:

>> So when i run my .exe on the other comp it shows me the same error
>> :  "The program couldn't be started cause of libcairo-2.dll doesn't
>> exists". Could smb tell me,where I'm wrong?

To link statically you must do to static libraries. A static Cairo 
library will have name like libcairo-2.a.

The switch -static influences the application being built not the 
libraries it references. E.g. KERNEL32.dll will be linked as a DLL, 
there is no static library. Same goes for GTK. There are no static GTK 
libraries under Windows like there is no KERNEL32 static library. Unless 
you manage to build static GTK libraries from sources yourself.

But that would be pretty much pointless exercise anyway. GTK needs lots 
of non-executable files to start. It will crash and/or spit a pile of 
messages if you don't have these files, even if all libraries are there.

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Dmitry A. Kazakov
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