Hello all!

I've been desperately trying to compile Qt4.3.3 in static mode and I've never gotten the static mode to work. I suspect that I don't know how to build static plugins or I declare them wrong. To be honest with you, I've no clue what they are.
The main question I need to answer first is: do I have the right plugins. This brings me to asking 3 very general questions.

With Qt4.3.3 compiled in static mode and using mingw:

1. Where do the static plugins reside? I'm especially interested in imageformats plugins. Are imageformats plugins supposed to be in "plugins/imageformats"?
2. What are the names and file extentions of static imageformat plugins (or any other plugins for that matter)? How do I recognize a plugin? I've never had a confirmed sighting of a static plugin in all my years? To me they are UFOs.
3. Once you pick up a scent of your mysterious static plugin and track it down and corner it and prevent it from escaping, how do you then test if your plugin is functional and built right?

Yours,
ht1