[FFmpeg-user] Preparing to compile ffmpeg from git source -- stuck

[Reindl Harald]

Am 13.04.20 um 01:44 schrieb Carl Eugen Hoyos:
> Am Mo., 13. Apr. 2020 um 01:43 Uhr schrieb Carl Zwanzig <cpz at tuunq.com>:
> 
>>> (Why on earth do you need --static for a Windows build?)
>>
>> Because I want one, that's why (and I've been around long enough to
>> understand the tradeoffs). Why must you question it?
> 
> Then allow me to rephrase because I apparently don't understand:
> What is different about the resulting binary if you don't use --static?

the better question is: does it any harm and why do you need question
every single option over the years whoever someone uses?

if you don't like all the configure params why do they exist at all?