diff --git a/libretro-build-static.sh b/libretro-build-static.sh
new file mode 100755
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/libretro-build-static.sh
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+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+# vim: set ts=3 sw=3 noet ft=sh : bash
+
+SCRIPT="${0#./}"
+BASE_DIR="${SCRIPT%/*}"
+WORKDIR="$PWD"
+
+if [ "$BASE_DIR" = "$SCRIPT" ]; then
+	BASE_DIR="$WORKDIR"
+else
+	if [[ "$0" != /* ]]; then
+		# Make the path absolute
+		BASE_DIR="$WORKDIR/$BASE_DIR"
+	fi
+fi
+
+if [[ -z "$1" ]]; then
+WANT_CORES=" \
+	vba_next \
+	2048 \
+	prboom \
+	reicast \
+	snes9x_next"
+else
+WANT_CORES="$@"
+fi
+
+export STATIC_LINKING=1
+
+${BASE_DIR}/libretro-build.sh ${WANT_CORES}