Procedure A.1. Making a static XSieve binary

1. Compile XSieve as usual

   If it doesn't link, don't worry. All you need is the object files. To enrich the binary, I used the following:

   $ CFLAGS='-O0 -g -pg' ./configure ...

   • -O0 switches off optimization.

   • -g produces debugging information.

   • -pg generates profiling code.

2. Install static Guile and libxml2

   Use the following configure command.

   $ CFLAGS='-O0 -g -pg' LDFLAGS='-pg' ./configure --enable-shared=no ...

   The new feature is --enable-shared=no.

3. Install static libxslt

   The configure command is similar to the previous, but you also have to specify Guile information.

   $ CFLAGS='-O0 -g -pg' LDFLAGS='-pg -L...path_to_guile.../lib -lguile' ./configure --enable-shared=no ...

4. Patch libxslt

   Edit the file libexslt/functions.c. Find the function exsltFuncRegister. Add the following line before the function:

   void xsieve_sourceforge_net_init(void);

   Add inside the function:

   xsieve_sourceforge_net_init();

5. Re-build libxslt

   Now xsltproc doesn't compile. To fix the problem, enter the directory xsltproc and say

   $ make

   The link command which fails looks like the following:

   gcc -O0 -g -pg -Wall -pg -o xsltproc xsltproc.o ...

   Correct the compilation command and run it manually.

   gcc -O0 -g -pg -Wall -pg -o xsltproc ...path_to_xsieve.../src/.libs/*.o xsltproc.o ...

   Install the new binary.