README: add instructions to build static binaries
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2 See man pages: stagit(1) and stagit-index(1).
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5+Building a static binary
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8+It may be useful to build static binaries, for example to run in a chroot.
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10+It can be done like this at the time of writing (v0.24):
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12+cd libgit2-src
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14+# change the options in the CMake file: CMakeLists.txt
15+BUILD_SHARED_LIBS to OFF (static)
16+CURL to OFF (not needed)
17+USE_SSH OFF (not needed)
18+THREADSAFE OFF (not needed)
19+USE_OPENSSL OFF (not needed, use builtin)
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21+mkdir -p build && cd build
22+cmake ../
23+make
24+make install
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27 Features
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