cmake: Add option to build static binaries

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -11,7 +11,15 @@ project (ethos_checker)
 
 # >> 2-valued: ON OFF
 #    > for options where we don't need to detect if set by user (default: OFF)
-option(ENABLE_ORACLES "Enable support for Oracles" ON)
+option(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS          "Build shared libraries and binary")
+option(ENABLE_ORACLES             "Enable support for Oracles" ON)
+
+if(NOT BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+  if(NOT APPLE)
+    set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "-static")
+  endif()
+  set(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES .a)
+endif()
 
 set (CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
 

configure.sh

@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ General options;
   --prefix=STR             install directory
   --name=STR               use custom build directory name (optionally: +path)
 
+
+Features:
+The following flags enable optional features (disable with --no-<option name>).
+  --static                 build static binary [default=no]
+
+
 CMake Options (Advanced)
   -DVAR=VALUE              manually add CMake options
 
@@ -48,6 +54,8 @@ install_prefix=default
 
 buildtype=default
 
+build_shared=ON
+
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------#
 
 cmake_opts=""
@@ -72,6 +80,9 @@ do
     --name) die "missing argument to $1 (try -h)" ;;
     --name=*) build_dir=${1##*=} ;;
 
+    --static) build_shared=OFF;;
+    --no-static) build_shared=ON;;
+
     -D*) cmake_opts="${cmake_opts} $1" ;;
 
     -*) die "invalid option '$1' (try -h)";;
@@ -92,6 +103,8 @@ done
   && cmake_opts="$cmake_opts -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$buildtype"
 [ "$install_prefix" != default ] \
   && cmake_opts="$cmake_opts -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$install_prefix"
+[ $build_shared != default ] \
+  && cmake_opts="$cmake_opts -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=$build_shared"
 
 uname_output=$(uname)
 [[ $uname_output =~ ^MSYS || $uname_output =~ ^MINGW ]] \