"--with static" or "--define '_with_static 1'" to the RPM build options. 
   Static linking really only makes sense when linking against the specially patched
   glibc 2.2.5.


support-files/mysql.spec.sh:
   - Do not build statically on i386 by default, only when adding either "--with
     static" or "--define '_with_static 1'" to the RPM build options. Static
     linking really only makes sense when linking against the specially patched
     glibc 2.2.5.