Solaris Static System Libraries

This announcement applies only to 32-bit static-system libraries and statically linked utilities. 64-bit static system libraries and utilities have never been provided.

Support for 32-bit Solaris static-system libraries and statically linked utilities might not be provided in a future release. Of particular note, support for the static C library (/usr/lib/libc.a) might not be provided in a future release.

Applications that are linked with existing static system libraries might not work in a future release. Only applications that are dynamically linked with the system libraries that provide the Solaris application binary interface (ABI) are designed for future compatibility.

Applications that depend on the behavior of system traps might not work in a future release. Applications that link with libraries that depend on the behavior of system traps (typically libraries providing substitute ABI functions) also might not work in a future release.