problems with statically linked zlib

[Simonov, Vladimir]

2013/5/7 Simonov, Vladimir <Vladimir.Simonov@acronis.com>:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Environment: host - x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, target - 
>> x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, gcc - 4.7.2, binutils-2.23.2.
>>
>> I'd like to build ld and gold with statically linked zlib. libz.a is 
>> built in advance and placed in some directory ($TOOLS_DIR/lib).
>> The only way I see -
>> export CPPFLAGS="-I$TOOLS_DIR/include"
>> export LDFLAGS="-L$TOOLS_DIR/lib"
>> and run configure and build. Without above either system zlib.so is 
>> used or gold sources can't find zlib.h.
>>
>> What is correct way to configure binutils to get zlib linked-in statically?
>>
>
> From: Игорь Пашев [mailto:pashev.igor@gmail.com] 
> This is exaclty the way GNU autotools work.

This way is not good for me because binutils build is part of large 
toolchain build and such global settings may affect other parts.
I'd prefer some configure option. Like --with-mpfr=$TOOLS_DIR for gcc build.