4 files changed, 27 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ninjabackend.py b/ninjabackend.py
index fecdbf3..08e43b4 100644
--- a/ninjabackend.py
+++ b/ninjabackend.py
@@ -1252,6 +1252,10 @@ rule FORTRAN_DEP_HACK
         if not(isinstance(target, build.StaticLibrary)):
             for dep in target.get_external_deps():
                 commands += dep.get_link_args()
+        for d in target.get_dependencies():
+            if isinstance(d, build.StaticLibrary):
+                for dep in d.get_external_deps():
+                    commands += dep.get_link_args()
         commands += linker.build_rpath_args(self.environment.get_build_dir(),\
                                             target.get_rpaths(), target.install_rpath)
         if self.environment.coredata.coverage:
diff --git a/test cases/linuxlike/4 extdep static lib/lib.c b/test cases/linuxlike/4 extdep static lib/lib.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f3b3c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/linuxlike/4 extdep static lib/lib.c
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#include<zlib.h>
+
+int statlibfunc() {
+    void * something = deflate;
+    if(something != 0)
+        return 0;
+    return 1;
+}
diff --git a/test cases/linuxlike/4 extdep static lib/meson.build b/test cases/linuxlike/4 extdep static lib/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a73e49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/linuxlike/4 extdep static lib/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+project('external dependency with static', 'c')
+
+# Zlib is probably on all dev machines.
+
+dep = dependency('zlib')
+statlib = static_library('statlib', 'lib.c', dependencies : dep)
+exe = executable('prog', 'prog.c', link_with : statlib)
+
+
+test('zlibtest', exe)
diff --git a/test cases/linuxlike/4 extdep static lib/prog.c b/test cases/linuxlike/4 extdep static lib/prog.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..843c628
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test cases/linuxlike/4 extdep static lib/prog.c
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+int statlibfunc();
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+    return statlibfunc();
+}