- use the more idiomatic `configure --disable-shared && make` instead of `configure && make LDFLAGS=-static`. This only works for libtool-based builds, so not ethtool. - check that we really have built static executables
- use the more idiomatic `configure --disable-shared && make` instead of `configure && make LDFLAGS=-static`. This only works for libtool-based builds, so not ethtool. - check that we really have built static executables