question: use of LDFLAGS=-static

[Ilya Shlyakhter]

Hello automake experts,

How do I get automake to do static linking
whenever possible, and do dynamic linking
otherwise?  Simply using

LDFLAGS = -static

fails on IRIX and MacOS (darwin),
where static linking is not possible.
Omitting -static works everywhere, but
the resulting binaries won't work on
systems lacking the right shared libraries.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Ilya
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