MUSL static build - conf.c still insists on using dynamic link libraries

[pietervandermeer]

alsa-lib v 1.2.12

configured for musl static build like so:

CC=arm-linux-musleabihf-gcc ./configure --enable-shared=no --enable-static=yes --with-pic --host=armv7-unknown-linux-musleabihf --prefix=/home/vagrant/alsa-lib-1.2.12/build --libdir=/usr/lib/arm-linux-musleabihf --includedir=/usr/include/arm-linux-musleabihf/

This builds and links fine against my executable. But when I run it, there's an issue:

INFO opening alsa audio playback device [hw:CARD=sndrpihifiberry,DEV=0]
ALSA lib conf.c:3558:(snd_config_hooks_call) Cannot open shared library (null) ((null): Dynamic loading not supported)
ALSA lib conf.c:4026:(snd_config_update_r) hooks failed, removing configuration
WARN Not found playback device, error ALSA function 'snd_pcm_open' failed with error 'No such file or directory (2)'. Trying next..

Note the "cannot open shared library". Well, yes, because you should be configured as 100% static, as per configure arguments --enable-shared=no --enable-static=yes

Upon inspecting the code in conf.c, there are various functions like snd_config_hooks_call() that just call snd_dlopen() and snd_dlsym().

Right now I'm just replacing these with strcmp on the function_name followed by a static function call to the respective function. But I don't know how much work I'll need, and of course it is really hacky.

It would be great if a 100% static build was supported.

[pietervandermeer]

Ah, found the issue. ./configure needs to be done without the --with-pic. Apparently it's not compatible with --enable-static=yes ... Strange workaround to make a static build, though.. The static build kinda fakes things to get dlopen dlsymworking.

Oh well, it's free software. I'm not complaining.. Although ./configure --help could definitely mention this.