Why can't I use static libs for SFML on Linux?

[Mr_Bunkers]

When trying to link the SFML libraries statically on Ubuntu, I get the following errors:

/home/wuser/Development/SFML/lib/libsfml-graphics-s-d.a(RenderWindow.cpp.o)||In function `sf::RenderWindow::capture() const':|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderWindow.cpp|92|undefined reference to `glReadPixels'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/lib/libsfml-graphics-s-d.a(GLCheck.cpp.o)||In function `sf::priv::glCheckError(char const*, unsigned int)':|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/GLCheck.cpp|40|undefined reference to `glGetError'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/lib/libsfml-graphics-s-d.a(GLCheck.cpp.o)||In function `sf::priv::ensureGlewInit()':|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/GLCheck.cpp|116|undefined reference to `glewInit'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/GLCheck.cpp|123|undefined reference to `glewGetErrorString'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/lib/libsfml-graphics-s-d.a(ImageLoader.cpp.o)||In function `sf::priv::ImageLoader::writeJpg(std::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > const&, std::vector<unsigned char, std::allocator<unsigned char> > const&, unsigned int, unsigned int)':|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/ImageLoader.cpp|274|undefined reference to `jpeg_std_error'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/ImageLoader.cpp|277|undefined reference to `jpeg_CreateCompress'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/ImageLoader.cpp|282|undefined reference to `jpeg_stdio_dest'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/ImageLoader.cpp|283|undefined reference to `jpeg_set_defaults'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/ImageLoader.cpp|284|undefined reference to `jpeg_set_quality'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/ImageLoader.cpp|297|undefined reference to `jpeg_start_compress'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/ImageLoader.cpp|303|undefined reference to `jpeg_write_scanlines'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/ImageLoader.cpp|307|undefined reference to `jpeg_finish_compress'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/ImageLoader.cpp|308|undefined reference to `jpeg_destroy_compress'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/lib/libsfml-graphics-s-d.a(RenderTarget.cpp.o)||In function `sf::RenderTarget::clear(sf::Color const&)':|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|60|undefined reference to `glClearColor'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|61|undefined reference to `glClear'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/lib/libsfml-graphics-s-d.a(RenderTarget.cpp.o)||In function `sf::RenderTarget::draw(sf::Vertex const*, unsigned int, sf::PrimitiveType, sf::RenderStates const&)':|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|217|undefined reference to `glVertexPointer'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|218|undefined reference to `glColorPointer'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|219|undefined reference to `glTexCoordPointer'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|228|undefined reference to `glDrawArrays'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/lib/libsfml-graphics-s-d.a(RenderTarget.cpp.o)||In function `sf::RenderTarget::pushGLStates()':|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|245|undefined reference to `glPushClientAttrib'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|246|undefined reference to `glPushAttrib'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|247|undefined reference to `glMatrixMode'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|248|undefined reference to `glPushMatrix'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|249|undefined reference to `glMatrixMode'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|250|undefined reference to `glPushMatrix'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|251|undefined reference to `glMatrixMode'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|252|undefined reference to `glPushMatrix'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/lib/libsfml-graphics-s-d.a(RenderTarget.cpp.o)||In function `sf::RenderTarget::popGLStates()':|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|264|undefined reference to `glMatrixMode'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|265|undefined reference to `glPopMatrix'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|266|undefined reference to `glMatrixMode'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|267|undefined reference to `glPopMatrix'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|268|undefined reference to `glMatrixMode'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|269|undefined reference to `glPopMatrix'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|270|undefined reference to `glPopClientAttrib'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|271|undefined reference to `glPopAttrib'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/lib/libsfml-graphics-s-d.a(RenderTarget.cpp.o)||In function `sf::RenderTarget::resetGLStates()':|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|285|undefined reference to `glDisable'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|286|undefined reference to `glDisable'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|287|undefined reference to `glDisable'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|288|undefined reference to `glDisable'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|289|undefined reference to `glEnable'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|290|undefined reference to `glEnable'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|291|undefined reference to `glMatrixMode'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|292|undefined reference to `glEnableClientState'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|293|undefined reference to `glEnableClientState'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|294|undefined reference to `glEnableClientState'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/lib/libsfml-graphics-s-d.a(RenderTarget.cpp.o)||In function `sf::RenderTarget::applyCurrentView()':|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|329|undefined reference to `glViewport'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|332|undefined reference to `glMatrixMode'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|333|undefined reference to `glLoadMatrixf'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|336|undefined reference to `glMatrixMode'|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/lib/libsfml-graphics-s-d.a(RenderTarget.cpp.o)||In function `sf::RenderTarget::applyBlendMode(sf::BlendMode)':|
/home/wuser/Development/SFML/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp|353|undefined reference to `__GLEW_EXT_blend_func_separate'|
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This is not a problem, as I can link dynamically, but why can't I link statically? It looks like a problem with OpenGL.

[OniLinkPlus]

When you link statically, the static libs can't be linked to other libs. Dynamic libs can be linked to other libs, though. If you want to link to SFML statically, you need to link to all of SFML's dependencies as well. So just link to OpenGL and you should be fine.

[Mr_Bunkers]

Okay, thank you! Btw statically linking isn't useful in my situation, I was just curious as to why it wasn't working.