commercialhaskell/stack

Adding --static flag for building static executables with stack?

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#3,420 opened on Sep 7, 2017

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Description

A great question was posed in the comments to this article https://www.fpcomplete.com/blog/2016/10/static-compilation-with-stack, although it seems to have been left unanswered.

Mainly, if it could be possible to have a --static flag in stack, that would set the flags necessary for building a statically linked binary, and perhaps be aware of the crtbeginT and suggest/link to the proposed fix.

This issue https://github.com/commercialhaskell/stack/issues/1032 which is still open, seems to be somewhat related, but has been left without any activity (except for a few semi-related comments) for quite a while.

Any thoughts if it is even feasible to begin such work?

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Domain
build systemtooling
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
5
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
over 1 week
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
needs investigation
Prerequisites
Haskell/Stack basicsUnderstanding of static linkingC runtime knowledge
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
15
Research direction
Explore the linked issue #1032 and the referenced article to understand the current state of static compilation with Stack. Investigate the feasibility of adding a static flag by examining Stack's build command implementation, possibly in files like src/Stack/Build.hs. Review existing flags and how they affect linking. Check if any related PRs or discussions exist. Consider the complexity of incorporating crtbeginT handling.