GCC : -static option does not generate statically linked executable

[T-FERNANDEZ]

Hi,

I am trying to generate an executable, using "gcc -static" option.
The generated file is dynamically linked! As if the "-static" option was
simply ignored.

The output of "cygcheck" is as follows :

Error: could not find libX11.dll
  C:\cygwin\bin\cygwin1.dll
    C:\WINNT\System32\KERNEL32.dll
      C:\WINNT\System32\ntdll.dll
  C:\cygwin\bin\cygtcl80.dll
    C:\WINNT\System32\USER32.dll
      C:\WINNT\System32\GDI32.dll
        C:\WINNT\System32\ADVAPI32.dll
          C:\WINNT\System32\RPCRT4.dll
  C:\cygwin\bin\cygtk80.dll
    C:\WINNT\System32\COMDLG32.DLL
      C:\WINNT\System32\SHELL32.dll
        C:\WINNT\System32\COMCTL32.dll

One can see that the X11 DLL library is not found : however, I use the
-static option of gcc, before the -lX11 stuff, as mentioned in the
documentation.
I expect the compiler to link against libX11.a, so what happens?

Any idea would be greatly appreciated,

Regards,

Thierry Fernandez

Note : I use Cygwin 1.3.6-1


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