switch to static linking

CMakeLists.txt

 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)
 project(openmesh)
 
+set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -fPIC")
 set(OPENMESH_BUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS OFF)
 
 add_subdirectory(OpenMesh)
 add_subdirectory(pybind11)
 
+set_target_properties(
+	OpenMeshCore OpenMeshTools PROPERTIES
+	EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL ON
+	EXCLUDE_FROM_DEFAULT_BUILD ON
+)
+
 acg_append_files(HEADERS "src/*.hh" .)
 acg_append_files(SOURCES "src/*.cc" .)
 
 include_directories(${OPENMESH_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 pybind11_add_module(openmesh ${HEADERS} ${SOURCES})
-target_link_libraries(openmesh PRIVATE ${OPENMESH_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(openmesh PRIVATE OpenMeshCoreStatic)
+target_link_libraries(openmesh PRIVATE OpenMeshToolsStatic)
 
 enable_testing()
 add_test(

src/MeshTypes.hh

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #ifndef OPENMESH_PYTHON_MESHTYPES_HH
 #define OPENMESH_PYTHON_MESHTYPES_HH
 
+#define OM_STATIC_BUILD
+
 #include <OpenMesh/Core/IO/MeshIO.hh>
 #include <OpenMesh/Core/Mesh/TriMesh_ArrayKernelT.hh>
 #include <OpenMesh/Core/Mesh/PolyMesh_ArrayKernelT.hh>

[Isaak Lim]

Would set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON) be better here?

[Alexander Dielen]

Yes, see 482fd3ad.