[FFmpeg-user] Preparing to compile ffmpeg from git source -- stuck

[Carl Eugen Hoyos]

Am Mo., 13. Apr. 2020 um 01:43 Uhr schrieb Carl Zwanzig <cpz at tuunq.com>:

> > (Why on earth do you need --static for a Windows build?)
>
> Because I want one, that's why (and I've been around long enough to
> understand the tradeoffs). Why must you question it?

Then allow me to rephrase because I apparently don't understand:
What is different about the resulting binary if you don't use --static?

Carl Eugen