2 files changed, 29 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tools/mtd-utils/Makefile b/tools/mtd-utils/Makefile
index f831e3c348..e06d1379a1 100644
--- a/tools/mtd-utils/Makefile
+++ b/tools/mtd-utils/Makefile
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ HOST_CFLAGS += -I$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/include/e2fsprogs
 CFLAGS := $(HOST_CFLAGS) -I$(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/include -L$(HOST_BUILD_DIR) -L$(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/lib -DNO_NATIVE_SUPPORT
 ifneq ($(HOST_OS),Linux)
 CFLAGS += -Dloff_t=off_t -D__BYTE_ORDER=BYTE_ORDER -include getline.h -include endian.h -I$(CURDIR)/include -include fls.h
+MTD_STATIC := 0
+else
+MTD_STATIC := 1
 endif
 
 MTD_MAKEOPTS = \
@@ -32,7 +35,9 @@ MTD_MAKEOPTS = \
 	LDFLAGS="$(HOST_LDFLAGS)" \
 	WITHOUT_LZO=1 WITHOUT_XATTR=1 \
 	SUBDIRS="" \
-	BUILDDIR="$(HOST_BUILD_DIR)"
+	BUILDDIR="$(HOST_BUILD_DIR)" \
+	STATIC=$(MTD_STATIC) \
+	V=$(if $(findstring c,$(OPENWRT_VERBOSE)),1)
 
 define Host/Compile
 	$(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR) \
diff --git a/tools/mtd-utils/patches/310-add-static-linking-option.patch b/tools/mtd-utils/patches/310-add-static-linking-option.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..273aa85e14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/mtd-utils/patches/310-add-static-linking-option.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+--- a/common.mk
++++ b/common.mk
+@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ CC := $(CROSS)gcc
+ AR := $(CROSS)ar
+ RANLIB := $(CROSS)ranlib
+ 
++ifeq ($(STATIC),1)
++  LD_STATIC_ON := -Wl,-Bstatic
++  LD_STATIC_OFF := -Wl,-Bdynamic
++endif
++
+ # Stolen from Linux build system
+ comma = ,
+ try-run = $(shell set -e; ($(1)) >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo "$(2)" || echo "$(3)")
+@@ -68,7 +73,7 @@ endef
+ 
+ %: %.o $(LDDEPS)
+ 	$(call BECHO,LD)
+-	$(Q)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS_$(notdir $@)) -g -o $@ $^ $(LDLIBS) $(LDLIBS_$(notdir $@))
++	$(Q)$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS_$(notdir $@)) -g -o $@ $(LD_STATIC_ON) $^ $(LDLIBS) $(LDLIBS_$(notdir $@)) $(LD_STATIC_OFF)
+ 
+ $(BUILDDIR)/%.a:
+ 	$(call BECHO,AR)