linking .oct files to shared library

[E. Joshua Rigler]

I just realized that when I link to an external library that _does_ have
a shared version, mkoctfile is not linking to the shared version, but
rather the static version.  Obviously this is creating a terribly
bloated executable for Octave to use.

I tested this by putting the "-static" in the linking lines at the end
of the mkoctfile script.  This, if I understand GCC/G++ correctly,
should force the linker to use the static library.  My resulting
executable is exactly the same size as it is when using the default
mkoctfile.

How do I force mkoctfile, or g++, to use the shared version of the
librar[y|ies]?

-EJR



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