Hacky? option to build static executables

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,10 +1,28 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
 # This CMake file was created by Lane Schwartz <[email protected]>
 
-
 # Define a single cmake project
 project(kenlm)
 
+option(FORCE_STATIC "Build static executables" OFF)
+if (FORCE_STATIC)
+  #presumably overkill, is there a better way?
+  #http://cmake.3232098.n2.nabble.com/Howto-compile-static-executable-td5580269.html
+  set(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS ON)
+  set(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES ".a")
+  set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY LINK_SEARCH_START_STATIC ON)
+  set_property(GLOBAL PROPERTY LINK_SEARCH_END_STATIC ON)
+  set(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARIES OFF)
+  set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "-static-libgcc -static-libstdc++ -static")
+  #Annoyingly the exectuables say "File not found" unless these are set
+  set(CMAKE_EXE_LINK_DYNAMIC_C_FLAGS)
+  set(CMAKE_EXE_LINK_DYNAMIC_CXX_FLAGS)
+  set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS)
+  set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CXX_FLAGS)
+  set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_C_FLAGS)
+  set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_CXX_FLAGS)
+endif ()
+
 # Compile all executables into bin/
 set(EXECUTABLE_OUTPUT_PATH ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/bin)
 
@@ -32,8 +50,6 @@ find_package(Boost 1.36.0 REQUIRED COMPONENTS
 )
 
 
-
-
 # Define where include files live
 include_directories(
   ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}