Statically linking gtk+ is uncommon and discouraged by gtk+ developers (see "Extra Configuration Options" in [1]). Also, I don't think we should increase the package size for such an uncommon a use case.
Please compile gtk+ yourself if you want to link your application to it statically. [1] https://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stable/gtk-building.html ** Changed in: gdk-pixbuf (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gdk-pixbuf in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1101157 Title: libgdk-pixbuf2.0-dev unusable for static builds Status in gdk-pixbuf package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: The package does not provide a static version of library. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdk-pixbuf/+bug/1101157/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

