statically compile in libquadmath

[Manfred Schwarb <manfred99@gmx.ch>]

Hi,

there is the long standing annoyance that it is very hard to
statically compile in libquadmath.
See https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=46539 and
https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2014-10/msg00375.html.

Unfortunately, the patch from FX went nowhere, and the
second suggestion of Tobias (gfortran -specs=myspecfile) does not work.

There remain two working options:
1) compile with gcc:
   # gcc -static-libgcc -Wl,-Bstatic -lgfortran -lquadmath -Wl,-Bdynamic -lm
2) modify <prefix>/lib*/libgfortran.spec of the compiler itself

It crossed my mind that one could do the second option in a conditional way:

--- libgfortran.spec.old     2017-05-29 15:55:24.939239222 +0000
+++ libgfortran.spec    2017-07-27 12:55:05.006518676 +0000
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 #

 %rename lib liborig
-*lib: %{static-libgfortran:--as-needed} -lquadmath %{static-libgfortran:--no-as-needed} -lm %(libgcc) %(liborig)
+*lib: %{static-libgfortran:--as-needed} %{static-libgfortran:-Bstatic} -lquadmath %{static-libgfortran:-Bdynamic} %{static-libgfortran:--no-as-needed} -lm %(libgcc) %(liborig)


This would couple -static-libgfortran to also compile in libquadmath.
While such a hack is not pretty, it would probably match what most users want,
namely to be able to run gfortran programs on other boxes without installed gfortran compiler
(and therefore most probably also without libquadmath),
or to enable additional compile optimizations to gain optimal performance.

Thoughts?

Cheers,
Manfred


PS1: I don't have any gcc paperwork assignments
PS2: I'm off for holidays the next few days, so response will be delayed