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diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_LINK_SEARCH_START_STATIC.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LINK_SEARCH_START_STATIC.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..0d52a3143 --- /dev/null +++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_LINK_SEARCH_START_STATIC.rst @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +CMAKE_LINK_SEARCH_START_STATIC +------------------------------ + +Assume the linker looks for static libraries by default. + +Some linkers support switches such as ``-Bstatic`` and ``-Bdynamic`` to +determine whether to use static or shared libraries for ``-lXXX`` options. +CMake uses these options to set the link type for libraries whose full +paths are not known or (in some cases) are in implicit link +directories for the platform. By default the linker search type is +assumed to be ``-Bdynamic`` at the beginning of the library list. This +property switches the assumption to ``-Bstatic``. It is intended for use +when linking an executable statically (e.g. with the GNU ``-static`` +option). + +This variable is used to initialize the target property +:prop_tgt:`LINK_SEARCH_START_STATIC` for all targets. If set, it's +value is also used by the :command:`try_compile` command. + +See also :variable:`CMAKE_LINK_SEARCH_END_STATIC`. |