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+// Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+package com.google.devtools.build.lib.rules.cpp;
+
+/**
+ * This class represents the different linking modes.
+ */
+public enum LinkingMode {
+
+  /**
+   * Everything is linked statically; e.g. {@code gcc -static x.o libfoo.a
+   * libbar.a -lm}. Specified by {@code -static} in linkopts.
+   */
+  FULLY_STATIC,
+
+  /**
+   * Link binaries statically except for system libraries
+   * e.g. {@code gcc x.o libfoo.a libbar.a -lm}. Specified by {@code linkstatic=1}.
+   *
+   * <p>This mode applies to executables.
+   */
+  MOSTLY_STATIC,
+
+  /**
+   * Same as MOSTLY_STATIC, but for shared libraries.
+   */
+  MOSTLY_STATIC_LIBRARIES,
+
+  /**
+   * All libraries are linked dynamically (if a dynamic version is available),
+   * e.g. {@code gcc x.o libfoo.so libbar.so -lm}. Specified by {@code
+   * linkstatic=0}.
+   */
+  DYNAMIC;
+}