Master CMake script: new option 'USE_STATIC_LIBRARIES' added. This is on by...

Master CMake script: new option 'USE_STATIC_LIBRARIES' added. This is on by default. If set to off shared libraries are used if available

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -50,9 +50,11 @@ add_definitions (-Drestrict=__restrict__ -DNOCTAssert)
 
 add_compile_options (-Wall)
 add_compile_options (-funroll-loops -fstrict-aliasing)
-add_compile_options (-fPIE)
-
-set (CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS  "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -pie")
+option (USE_STATIC_LIBRARIES "Link with static libraries if available" ON)
+if (NOT ${USE_STATIC_LIBRARIES})
+    add_compile_options (-fPIE -fPIC)
+    set (CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS  "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -pie")
+endif ()
 
 # compiler dependent flags
 message ("The underlying C++ compiler ID is: ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}")
@@ -107,7 +109,9 @@ endif ()
 
 find_package (H5Hut REQUIRED)
 
-set (HDF5_USE_STATIC_LIBRARIES ON)
+if (USE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)
+    set (HDF5_USE_STATIC_LIBRARIES ON)
+endif ()
 find_package (HDF5 REQUIRED)
 message ("Found HDF5 libraries: ${HDF5_C_LIBRARIES}")
 
@@ -115,7 +119,9 @@ find_package (GSL REQUIRED)
 message ("Found gsl libraries: ${GSL_LIBRARIES}")
 
 set (BOOSTROOT $ENV{BOOST_DIR})
-set (Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS ON)
+if (USE_STATIC_LIBRARIES)
+    set (Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS ON)
+endif ()
 set (Boost_USE_MULTITHREADED OFF)
 set (Boost_USE_STATIC_RUNTIME OFF)
 find_package (Boost