| CMAKE_LINK_SEARCH_START_STATIC |
| ------------------------------ |
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| .. versionadded:: 3.4 |
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| Assume the linker looks for static libraries by default. |
| |
| Some linkers support switches such as ``-Bstatic`` and ``-Bdynamic`` to |
| determine whether to use static or shared libraries for ``-lXXX`` options. |
| CMake uses these options to set the link type for libraries whose full |
| paths are not known or (in some cases) are in implicit link |
| directories for the platform. By default the linker search type is |
| assumed to be ``-Bdynamic`` at the beginning of the library list. This |
| property switches the assumption to ``-Bstatic``. It is intended for use |
| when linking an executable statically (e.g. with the GNU ``-static`` |
| option). |
| |
| This variable is used to initialize the target property |
| :prop_tgt:`LINK_SEARCH_START_STATIC` for all targets. If set, its |
| value is also used by the :command:`try_compile` command. |
| |
| See also :variable:`CMAKE_LINK_SEARCH_END_STATIC`. |