solc on linux is dynamically linked

[tbocek]

The resulting binary should work on any Linux platform, and should look as follows:
$ file solc soltest
solc: ELF 64-bit LSB executable, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), statically linked, stripped
soltest: ELF 64-bit LSB executable, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), statically linked, stripped

However, the current file looks as follows:
$ file solc
solc: ELF 64-bit LSB pie executable x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked, interpreter /lib/ld-musl-x86_64.so.1, stripped

That means it does not run where libmusl is not installed.

When running the build script run.sh, the following output shows the problem:

CMake Warning:
  Manually-specified variables were not used by the project:

    STATIC_LINKING

[mkalinin]

Good point @tbocek. Latest version I guess?

[tbocek]

@mkalinin Yes, latest version. I tried to replace STATIC_LINKING with SOLC_LINK_STATIC in the dockerfile, but its still dynamically linked.

[mkalinin]

@tbocek could you make a fix for that?

[mkalinin]

Or even better to make a build for 0.4.24 version of solc

[tbocek]

@mkalinin I started to work on that, and I'm wondering why not just take the libraries from https://github.com/ethereum/solidity/releases. Was there a reason to not use those?

[mkalinin]

@tbocek great! 👍 There was no reason for that. I am pretty sure those libs will work. But previous update wasn't done by our team and I just can't say why updater hasn't used libs from solc release.

[tbocek]

@mkalinin alright! I did some changes here: https://github.com/tbocek/solcJ/
The only issues I have are the mac binaries. Since I don't have a mac, I could not compile them and had to ask a friend to do so. The binary seems huge (17MB), and its not a sustainable approach. Do you know if there is a reliable source for mac binaries for solc?

[mkalinin]

I believe he can install it using this guide https://solidity.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installing-solidity.html#binary-packages and get installed binaries

[tbocek]

We will try, if we also get a huge binary, we'll go with that one.

[mkalinin]

Addressed in #12