GCC compile models -- theory of operation?

[Jonathan S. Shapiro]

On Fri, 2007-08-03 at 15:58 +0100, Dave Korn wrote:
> On 03 August 2007 15:48, Jonathan S. Shapiro wrote:
> 
> > 2. Is there a simple way to configure the compiler so that the default
> > compilation model (in the absence of command-line directives) is
> > --static? If not, which of the various specfile macros need to be
> > updated? I know how to write specfile lines, I just want to make sure
> > that I don't miss one somewhere.
> 
> 
>   Just to address this one: I suggest using DRIVER_SELF_SPECS, since that runs
> first of all, before anything else, and ensures that you will end up passing
> consistent specs to all of the individual sub-executables without having to
> worry that you could have missed one out somehow.

Hmm. This is definitely not the type of answer I was expecting. Before I
ask stupid questions, let me go read about this. Is DRIVER_SELF_SPECS
documented somewhere?

shap