title: How to statically-link a complex program
body: <p>In Linux, downloaded a program source and want it to be statically linked.
  Have a huge Makefile there,
  I </p>
  
  <pre><code>./configure
  make
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>to compile.
  prehpes it's a bit too general to ask, but how can I make the binary statically linked?</p>
  
  <p>EDIT: the reason for this is wanting to make sure the binary will 
  have no dependencies (or at least as few as possible), making it possible to run on any Linux based computer, even one without Internet connection, and non-updated   Linux.</p>