1) Archive, interface, and architecture.
2.1) Using bcc, gcc, ld, fasm, and ar (and possibly ranlib, although it's not required)
2.2) It uses gcc to compile C, C++, and Objective C source, so yes.
3) The archive file is an archive of compiled object files.
4) Yes, they will be statically linked.
5) Um?
6.1) Yes to the former, I don't believe so to the latter.
6.2) What BlitzMax directory structure?
7) Yes but it would be a bad idea.
8) Technically speaking: yes. However, you would not like the way you do it.
2.1) Using bcc, gcc, ld, fasm, and ar (and possibly ranlib, although it's not required)
2.2) It uses gcc to compile C, C++, and Objective C source, so yes.
3) The archive file is an archive of compiled object files.
4) Yes, they will be statically linked.
5) Um?
6.1) Yes to the former, I don't believe so to the latter.
6.2) What BlitzMax directory structure?
7) Yes but it would be a bad idea.
8) Technically speaking: yes. However, you would not like the way you do it.