Adding new configure flag --enable-all-static.

This passes -all-static to the --mode=link invocations
of libtool and is required on the BG/Q system Mira to
force static linking.

Updating all Makefiles to set AM_LDFLAGS = $(libmesh_LDFLAGS).

Makefile.am

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ SUBDIRS = include #src
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = subdir-objects
 ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS  = -I m4
 AM_CFLAGS        = $(libmesh_CFLAGS)
+AM_LDFLAGS       = $(libmesh_LDFLAGS)
 
 # AM_CPPFLAGS are method-independent cppflags that
 # we use when compiling libmesh proper, or its utility

configure.ac

@@ -125,7 +125,10 @@ LIBMESH_SET_METHODS
 #-----------------------------------------------------
 LT_INIT([disable-static])
 
-
+#-----------------------------------------------------
+# See if the user requested --enable-all-static
+#-----------------------------------------------------
+AX_ALL_STATIC
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------
 # Release versioning - after we find the C++ compiler

contrib/Make.common

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = subdir-objects
 AM_CPPFLAGS  = $(pkg_cppflags) # any defined package-specific include paths
 AM_CFLAGS    = 
 AM_CXXFLAGS  = 
+AM_LDFLAGS   = $(libmesh_LDFLAGS)
 
 ######################################################################
 #

contrib/Makefile.am

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ devel_libs =
 prof_libs  =
 oprof_libs =
 
+# Doesn't seem to be used directly in this Makefile; add
+# it in case someone includes this Makefile?
+AM_LDFLAGS   = $(libmesh_LDFLAGS)
+
 if LIBMESH_INSTALL_INTERNAL_BOOST
    SUBDIRS += boost/include
 endif

examples/Make.common

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = subdir-objects
 AM_CPPFLAGS  = $(libmesh_optional_INCLUDES) -I$(top_builddir)/include
 AM_CFLAGS    = $(libmesh_CFLAGS)
 AM_CXXFLAGS  = $(libmesh_CXXFLAGS)
+AM_LDFLAGS   = $(libmesh_LDFLAGS)
 LIBS         = $(libmesh_optional_LIBS)
 
 examples_source_path  = $(top_srcdir)/examples

examples/Makefile.am

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS  = $(libmesh_CPPFLAGS)
 AM_CFLAGS    = $(libmesh_CFLAGS)
 AM_CXXFLAGS  = $(libmesh_CXXFLAGS)
 AM_CPPFLAGS += $(libmesh_optional_INCLUDES) -I$(top_builddir)/include
+AM_LDFLAGS   = $(libmesh_LDFLAGS)
 LIBS         = $(libmesh_optional_LIBS)
 
 examples_source_path  = $(top_srcdir)/examples

m4/all_static.m4

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Configure option to pass -all-static to libtool's link mode.  So
+# far, this was only required on the BG/Q machine Mira to get static
+# linking to work.  Off by default.  Other than LDFLAGS, AM_LDFLAGS
+# seems to be the only flag that makes it into the Makefile.in files
+# after the --mode=link arguments to libtool.
+AC_DEFUN([AX_ALL_STATIC],
+[
+  AC_ARG_ENABLE(all-static,
+                [AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-all-static],[Pass -all-static to libtool's link mode])],
+                enableallstatic=$enableval,
+                enableallstatic=no)
+
+  if (test $enableallstatic = yes); then
+    if (test "x$libmesh_LDFLAGS" != x) ; then
+      # Append to whatever the user has for libmesh_LDFLAGS in their environment
+      libmesh_LDFLAGS="$libmesh_LDFLAGS -all-static"
+    else
+      # Set libmesh_LDFLAGS to -all-static
+      libmesh_LDFLAGS=-all-static
+    fi
+
+    # Substitute into Makefiles where relevant.
+    AC_SUBST(libmesh_LDFLAGS)
+  fi
+])

tests/Makefile.am

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ AM_CFLAGS    = $(libmesh_CFLAGS)
 AM_CPPFLAGS  = $(libmesh_optional_INCLUDES) -I$(top_builddir)/include \
                $(libmesh_contrib_INCLUDES) $(CPPUNIT_CFLAGS) \
 	       -DLIBMESH_IS_UNIT_TESTING
+AM_LDFLAGS   = $(libmesh_LDFLAGS)
 LIBS         = $(libmesh_optional_LIBS) $(CPPUNIT_LIBS)
 
 unit_tests_sources = \