From: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2021 13:03:24 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: examples: warn about broken pkg-config
X-Git-Url: http://git.droids-corp.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=5a19633079efa223cb47f99afec7ee11e1073604;p=dpdk.git

examples: warn about broken pkg-config

Since the examples are designed to be built by end-users using Make, we
can detect and warn about broken pkg-config on the user's system as part
of the build process.

Signed-off-by: Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>
---

diff --git a/examples/bbdev_app/Makefile b/examples/bbdev_app/Makefile
index 2f156736d1..03bf1edb10 100644
--- a/examples/bbdev_app/Makefile
+++ b/examples/bbdev_app/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/bond/Makefile b/examples/bond/Makefile
index 8700b589fb..313a5389ee 100644
--- a/examples/bond/Makefile
+++ b/examples/bond/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/cmdline/Makefile b/examples/cmdline/Makefile
index 09da84ba0b..0b6a3c6dd5 100644
--- a/examples/cmdline/Makefile
+++ b/examples/cmdline/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/distributor/Makefile b/examples/distributor/Makefile
index d7615f9a32..9630fea3f8 100644
--- a/examples/distributor/Makefile
+++ b/examples/distributor/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/ethtool/ethtool-app/Makefile b/examples/ethtool/ethtool-app/Makefile
index 93ef5c27c3..685afbdf3c 100644
--- a/examples/ethtool/ethtool-app/Makefile
+++ b/examples/ethtool/ethtool-app/Makefile
@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED += $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC += $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/eventdev_pipeline/Makefile b/examples/eventdev_pipeline/Makefile
index f5072a2b0c..5cf88ca41a 100644
--- a/examples/eventdev_pipeline/Makefile
+++ b/examples/eventdev_pipeline/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/fips_validation/Makefile b/examples/fips_validation/Makefile
index 8f82a4c6c5..1cc33450c1 100644
--- a/examples/fips_validation/Makefile
+++ b/examples/fips_validation/Makefile
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/flow_classify/Makefile b/examples/flow_classify/Makefile
index 4c215daf1b..1caa93a9ba 100644
--- a/examples/flow_classify/Makefile
+++ b/examples/flow_classify/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/flow_filtering/Makefile b/examples/flow_filtering/Makefile
index 9bc9179346..b0cdeab3ac 100644
--- a/examples/flow_filtering/Makefile
+++ b/examples/flow_filtering/Makefile
@@ -24,6 +24,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/helloworld/Makefile b/examples/helloworld/Makefile
index 436569f5a6..1b4dfcdde9 100644
--- a/examples/helloworld/Makefile
+++ b/examples/helloworld/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/ioat/Makefile b/examples/ioat/Makefile
index c13ad8d8af..c82ba17582 100644
--- a/examples/ioat/Makefile
+++ b/examples/ioat/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/ip_fragmentation/Makefile b/examples/ip_fragmentation/Makefile
index f6baf635bb..b5b546e200 100644
--- a/examples/ip_fragmentation/Makefile
+++ b/examples/ip_fragmentation/Makefile
@@ -24,10 +24,19 @@ PKGCONF ?= pkg-config
 
 PC_FILE := $(shell $(PKGCONF) --path libdpdk 2>/dev/null)
 CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
-CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
+CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
+
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SRCS-y) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS_SHARED)
 
diff --git a/examples/ip_pipeline/Makefile b/examples/ip_pipeline/Makefile
index 4b391973cb..96f492a5ea 100644
--- a/examples/ip_pipeline/Makefile
+++ b/examples/ip_pipeline/Makefile
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -I. -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API -D_GNU_SOURCE
 
 OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,build/%.o,$(SRCS-y))
diff --git a/examples/ip_reassembly/Makefile b/examples/ip_reassembly/Makefile
index 740f4721d0..f9d0e5a6c3 100644
--- a/examples/ip_reassembly/Makefile
+++ b/examples/ip_reassembly/Makefile
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/Makefile b/examples/ipsec-secgw/Makefile
index 7670cc3684..55a7ac6d85 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/Makefile
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/Makefile
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 CFLAGS += -Wno-address-of-packed-member
 
diff --git a/examples/ipv4_multicast/Makefile b/examples/ipv4_multicast/Makefile
index 7ea44e6f63..614b177057 100644
--- a/examples/ipv4_multicast/Makefile
+++ b/examples/ipv4_multicast/Makefile
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/kni/Makefile b/examples/kni/Makefile
index bbf3bcae12..f87e93dcf8 100644
--- a/examples/kni/Makefile
+++ b/examples/kni/Makefile
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 LDFLAGS += -pthread
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/l2fwd-cat/Makefile b/examples/l2fwd-cat/Makefile
index 9ba1135612..85066612bc 100644
--- a/examples/l2fwd-cat/Makefile
+++ b/examples/l2fwd-cat/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 LDFLAGS += -lpqos
diff --git a/examples/l2fwd-crypto/Makefile b/examples/l2fwd-crypto/Makefile
index 7731eccd03..8d44e95ed7 100644
--- a/examples/l2fwd-crypto/Makefile
+++ b/examples/l2fwd-crypto/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 CONFIG_DEFINES = $(shell $(CC) $(CFLAGS) -dM -E - < /dev/null)
 ifneq ($(findstring RTE_CRYPTO_SCHEDULER,$(CONFIG_DEFINES)),)
diff --git a/examples/l2fwd-event/Makefile b/examples/l2fwd-event/Makefile
index 384224b24a..1570b1f839 100644
--- a/examples/l2fwd-event/Makefile
+++ b/examples/l2fwd-event/Makefile
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/l2fwd-jobstats/Makefile b/examples/l2fwd-jobstats/Makefile
index fcb60b2a33..1a8842c64f 100644
--- a/examples/l2fwd-jobstats/Makefile
+++ b/examples/l2fwd-jobstats/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/l2fwd-keepalive/Makefile b/examples/l2fwd-keepalive/Makefile
index 09a891149b..bcc075f0d9 100644
--- a/examples/l2fwd-keepalive/Makefile
+++ b/examples/l2fwd-keepalive/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/l2fwd-keepalive/ka-agent/Makefile b/examples/l2fwd-keepalive/ka-agent/Makefile
index 8b329a78b1..ef4950f239 100644
--- a/examples/l2fwd-keepalive/ka-agent/Makefile
+++ b/examples/l2fwd-keepalive/ka-agent/Makefile
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/l2fwd/Makefile b/examples/l2fwd/Makefile
index b180deb862..44bc9ef4d3 100644
--- a/examples/l2fwd/Makefile
+++ b/examples/l2fwd/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SRCS-y) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS_SHARED)
 
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd-acl/Makefile b/examples/l3fwd-acl/Makefile
index 3420ea3a9c..49ad698117 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd-acl/Makefile
+++ b/examples/l3fwd-acl/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd-graph/Makefile b/examples/l3fwd-graph/Makefile
index 6e3d0bca06..9622e2358b 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd-graph/Makefile
+++ b/examples/l3fwd-graph/Makefile
@@ -22,10 +22,20 @@ static: build/$(APP)-static
 PKGCONF ?= pkg-config
 
 PC_FILE := $(shell $(PKGCONF) --path libdpdk 2>/dev/null)
-CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk) -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
+CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
+CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
+
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SRCS-y) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS_SHARED)
 
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd-power/Makefile b/examples/l3fwd-power/Makefile
index d69854c9f8..50edc34e6a 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd-power/Makefile
+++ b/examples/l3fwd-power/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd/Makefile b/examples/l3fwd/Makefile
index 7e70bbd826..ff3930c42b 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd/Makefile
+++ b/examples/l3fwd/Makefile
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SRCS-y) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS_SHARED)
 
diff --git a/examples/link_status_interrupt/Makefile b/examples/link_status_interrupt/Makefile
index fa608c56a0..583a847364 100644
--- a/examples/link_status_interrupt/Makefile
+++ b/examples/link_status_interrupt/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/multi_process/client_server_mp/mp_client/Makefile b/examples/multi_process/client_server_mp/mp_client/Makefile
index bc00a1c875..2c389f35b7 100644
--- a/examples/multi_process/client_server_mp/mp_client/Makefile
+++ b/examples/multi_process/client_server_mp/mp_client/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/multi_process/client_server_mp/mp_server/Makefile b/examples/multi_process/client_server_mp/mp_server/Makefile
index d066524b36..bc04ab733e 100644
--- a/examples/multi_process/client_server_mp/mp_server/Makefile
+++ b/examples/multi_process/client_server_mp/mp_server/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/multi_process/hotplug_mp/Makefile b/examples/multi_process/hotplug_mp/Makefile
index 3122449d62..75ae8eb9a7 100644
--- a/examples/multi_process/hotplug_mp/Makefile
+++ b/examples/multi_process/hotplug_mp/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/multi_process/simple_mp/Makefile b/examples/multi_process/simple_mp/Makefile
index d03597c4c2..675e8c3f9f 100644
--- a/examples/multi_process/simple_mp/Makefile
+++ b/examples/multi_process/simple_mp/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/multi_process/symmetric_mp/Makefile b/examples/multi_process/symmetric_mp/Makefile
index 45b7214cba..5a671e54af 100644
--- a/examples/multi_process/symmetric_mp/Makefile
+++ b/examples/multi_process/symmetric_mp/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/ntb/Makefile b/examples/ntb/Makefile
index d35dabc471..8e1f52f17f 100644
--- a/examples/ntb/Makefile
+++ b/examples/ntb/Makefile
@@ -26,10 +26,19 @@ LDFLAGS += -pthread
 
 PC_FILE := $(shell $(PKGCONF) --path libdpdk 2>/dev/null)
 CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
-CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
+CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
+
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SRCS-y) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS_SHARED)
 
diff --git a/examples/packet_ordering/Makefile b/examples/packet_ordering/Makefile
index 09abda91ea..dcf583ec06 100644
--- a/examples/packet_ordering/Makefile
+++ b/examples/packet_ordering/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/performance-thread/l3fwd-thread/Makefile b/examples/performance-thread/l3fwd-thread/Makefile
index ca1a5d087e..4f518358d0 100644
--- a/examples/performance-thread/l3fwd-thread/Makefile
+++ b/examples/performance-thread/l3fwd-thread/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ SRCS-y := main.c
 
 include ../common/common.mk
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 # Build using pkg-config variables if possible
diff --git a/examples/performance-thread/pthread_shim/Makefile b/examples/performance-thread/pthread_shim/Makefile
index 6b19ff63fe..5aa401dc49 100644
--- a/examples/performance-thread/pthread_shim/Makefile
+++ b/examples/performance-thread/pthread_shim/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ SRCS-y := main.c pthread_shim.c
 
 include ../common/common.mk
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 CFLAGS += -D_GNU_SOURCE
 LDFLAGS += "-Wl,--copy-dt-needed-entries"
diff --git a/examples/pipeline/Makefile b/examples/pipeline/Makefile
index d0a1f02e1c..fcba51fd4d 100644
--- a/examples/pipeline/Makefile
+++ b/examples/pipeline/Makefile
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -I. -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API -D_GNU_SOURCE
 
 OBJS := $(patsubst %.c,build/%.o,$(SRCS-y))
diff --git a/examples/ptpclient/Makefile b/examples/ptpclient/Makefile
index 9f56a5e7a0..f0d38c5c49 100644
--- a/examples/ptpclient/Makefile
+++ b/examples/ptpclient/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/qos_meter/Makefile b/examples/qos_meter/Makefile
index 7a53818296..1772c75a1e 100644
--- a/examples/qos_meter/Makefile
+++ b/examples/qos_meter/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/qos_sched/Makefile b/examples/qos_sched/Makefile
index f42406fe1c..8187542eb1 100644
--- a/examples/qos_sched/Makefile
+++ b/examples/qos_sched/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/rxtx_callbacks/Makefile b/examples/rxtx_callbacks/Makefile
index a618cdf751..4296b19f67 100644
--- a/examples/rxtx_callbacks/Makefile
+++ b/examples/rxtx_callbacks/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/server_node_efd/node/Makefile b/examples/server_node_efd/node/Makefile
index 2120de5397..56550e6fe1 100644
--- a/examples/server_node_efd/node/Makefile
+++ b/examples/server_node_efd/node/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/server_node_efd/server/Makefile b/examples/server_node_efd/server/Makefile
index 6b5878d8c0..50e18e150e 100644
--- a/examples/server_node_efd/server/Makefile
+++ b/examples/server_node_efd/server/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/service_cores/Makefile b/examples/service_cores/Makefile
index 754333c878..df0284bd01 100644
--- a/examples/service_cores/Makefile
+++ b/examples/service_cores/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/skeleton/Makefile b/examples/skeleton/Makefile
index 4fa97cb975..bbd2dc181c 100644
--- a/examples/skeleton/Makefile
+++ b/examples/skeleton/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/timer/Makefile b/examples/timer/Makefile
index 70b1af9f4b..4c0a0f62f9 100644
--- a/examples/timer/Makefile
+++ b/examples/timer/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/vdpa/Makefile b/examples/vdpa/Makefile
index c4b2184ead..470ca57dfc 100644
--- a/examples/vdpa/Makefile
+++ b/examples/vdpa/Makefile
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SRCS-y) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS_SHARED)
 
diff --git a/examples/vhost/Makefile b/examples/vhost/Makefile
index 8c969caaad..145b3f79a4 100644
--- a/examples/vhost/Makefile
+++ b/examples/vhost/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/vhost_blk/Makefile b/examples/vhost_blk/Makefile
index 792591386e..2fe199454a 100644
--- a/examples/vhost_blk/Makefile
+++ b/examples/vhost_blk/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/vhost_crypto/Makefile b/examples/vhost_crypto/Makefile
index 27abd91998..ce6f046244 100644
--- a/examples/vhost_crypto/Makefile
+++ b/examples/vhost_crypto/Makefile
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(SRCS-y) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS_SHARED)
 
diff --git a/examples/vm_power_manager/Makefile b/examples/vm_power_manager/Makefile
index 8ac1180b2f..2fff8dadda 100644
--- a/examples/vm_power_manager/Makefile
+++ b/examples/vm_power_manager/Makefile
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 ifneq ($(shell $(PKGCONF) --atleast-version=0.9.3 libvirt; echo $$?), 0)
diff --git a/examples/vm_power_manager/guest_cli/Makefile b/examples/vm_power_manager/guest_cli/Makefile
index 1ee1ca1017..e9dff47534 100644
--- a/examples/vm_power_manager/guest_cli/Makefile
+++ b/examples/vm_power_manager/guest_cli/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/vmdq/Makefile b/examples/vmdq/Makefile
index 749ed53c6f..8edda6cd63 100644
--- a/examples/vmdq/Makefile
+++ b/examples/vmdq/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build
diff --git a/examples/vmdq_dcb/Makefile b/examples/vmdq_dcb/Makefile
index 1dd42105d6..b5d2efa4af 100644
--- a/examples/vmdq_dcb/Makefile
+++ b/examples/vmdq_dcb/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ CFLAGS += -O3 $(shell $(PKGCONF) --cflags libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_SHARED = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --libs libdpdk)
 LDFLAGS_STATIC = $(shell $(PKGCONF) --static --libs libdpdk)
 
+ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),static)
+# check for broken pkg-config
+ifeq ($(shell echo $(LDFLAGS_STATIC) | grep 'whole-archive.*l:lib.*no-whole-archive'),)
+$(warning "pkg-config output list does not contain drivers between 'whole-archive'/'no-whole-archive' flags.")
+$(error "Cannot generate statically-linked binaries with this version of pkg-config")
+endif
+endif
+
 CFLAGS += -DALLOW_EXPERIMENTAL_API
 
 build/$(APP)-shared: $(SRCS-y) Makefile $(PC_FILE) | build