diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 49ddb78e1..539c1abc2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ docs/.tadoc.org.html
 *.pyc
 build/
 dist/
+c-ta-lib/
 *.so
 .*
 *~
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7717a7fce..e339e537b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,9 +3,15 @@
 build:
 	python3 setup.py build_ext --inplace
 
+build_static:
+	TA_LINK_STATIC=1 TA_INCLUDE_PATH=c-ta-lib/include TA_LIBRARY_PATH=c-ta-lib/lib python3 setup.py build_ext --inplace
+
 install:
 	python3 setup.py install
 
+install_static:
+	TA_LINK_STATIC=1 TA_INCLUDE_PATH=c-ta-lib/include TA_LIBRARY_PATH=c-ta-lib/lib python3 setup.py install
+
 talib/_func.pxi: tools/generate_func.py
 	python3 tools/generate_func.py > talib/_func.pxi
 
@@ -28,3 +34,12 @@ test: build
 
 sdist:
 	python3 setup.py sdist --formats=gztar,zip
+
+sdist_static:
+	TA_LINK_STATIC=1 TA_INCLUDE_PATH=c-ta-lib/include TA_LIBRARY_PATH=c-ta-lib/lib python3 setup.py sdist --formats=gztar,zip
+
+talib_static:
+	tools/build_talib_from_source.bash ${PWD}/c-ta-lib
+
+wheel_static:
+	TA_LINK_STATIC=1 TA_INCLUDE_PATH=c-ta-lib/include TA_LIBRARY_PATH=c-ta-lib/lib python3 setup.py bdist_wheel
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 67f42fcb6..f5e5892ef 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -130,6 +130,17 @@ $ sudo make install
 Note: if your directory path includes spaces, the installation will probably
 fail with ``No such file or directory`` errors.
 
+###### Link static ta-lib in Linux
+
+Linux build can link `ta-lib` static, so there is no need to install `ta-lib` global, may be easier to distribute.
+
+1. build `ta-lib` to current dir, `make talib_static`, it download`ta-lib` and build it to `c-ta-lib` of current dir.
+2. install static link version of ta-lib-python, `make install_static`
+
+A bool environment variables `TA_LINK_STATIC` is used to tell `setup.py` do static link `ta-lib`, it find `libta_lib.a`
+in all `library_dirs`, when found, it set `lib_talib_name` with empty str to disable dynamic link.
+
+
 ### Troubleshooting
 
 If you get a warning that looks like this:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 8bacdff5f..c3a33ecef 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     requires = {"requires": ["numpy"]}
 
 lib_talib_name = 'ta_lib'  # the underlying C library's name
+lib_talib_static_lib = ''  # static C library, such as '/usr/lib/libta_lib.a'
 
 platform_supported = False
 
@@ -55,6 +56,15 @@
 if 'TA_LIBRARY_PATH' in os.environ:
     library_dirs = os.environ['TA_LIBRARY_PATH'].split(os.pathsep)
 
+if 'TA_LINK_STATIC' in os.environ:
+    for base in library_dirs:
+        fname = f'{base}/libta_lib.a'
+        if os.path.exists(fname):
+            lib_talib_static_lib = fname
+            lib_talib_name = ''
+            break
+
+
 if not platform_supported:
     raise NotImplementedError(sys.platform)
 
@@ -130,9 +140,11 @@ def build_extensions(self):
     Extension(
         'talib._ta_lib',
         ['talib/_ta_lib.pyx' if has_cython else 'talib/_ta_lib.c'],
+        #define_macros=[('NPY_NO_DEPRECATED_API', 'NPY_1_7_API_VERSION')],
         include_dirs=include_dirs,
         library_dirs=library_dirs,
-        libraries=[lib_talib_name],
+        libraries=[lib_talib_name] if len(lib_talib_name) > 0 else [],
+        extra_objects=[lib_talib_static_lib] if len(lib_talib_static_lib) > 0 else [],
         runtime_library_dirs=[] if sys.platform == 'win32' else library_dirs)
 ]
 
diff --git a/talib/_func.pxi b/talib/_func.pxi
index 5d60d7dd3..e3485b9e5 100644
--- a/talib/_func.pxi
+++ b/talib/_func.pxi
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ cdef np.ndarray check_array(np.ndarray real):
         raise Exception("input array type is not double")
     if real.ndim != 1:
         raise Exception("input array has wrong dimensions")
-    if not (PyArray_FLAGS(real) & np.NPY_C_CONTIGUOUS):
+    if not (PyArray_FLAGS(real) & np.NPY_ARRAY_C_CONTIGUOUS):
         real = PyArray_GETCONTIGUOUS(real)
     return real
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ cdef np.ndarray make_double_array(np.npy_intp length, int lookback):
     cdef:
         np.ndarray outreal
         double* outreal_data
-    outreal = PyArray_EMPTY(1, &length, np.NPY_DOUBLE, np.NPY_DEFAULT)
+    outreal = PyArray_EMPTY(1, &length, np.NPY_DOUBLE, 0)
     outreal_data = <double*>outreal.data
     for i from 0 <= i < min(lookback, length):
         outreal_data[i] = NaN
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ cdef np.ndarray make_int_array(np.npy_intp length, int lookback):
     cdef:
         np.ndarray outinteger
         int* outinteger_data
-    outinteger = PyArray_EMPTY(1, &length, np.NPY_INT32, np.NPY_DEFAULT)
+    outinteger = PyArray_EMPTY(1, &length, np.NPY_INT32, 0)
     outinteger_data = <int*>outinteger.data
     for i from 0 <= i < min(lookback, length):
         outinteger_data[i] = 0
diff --git a/tools/generate_func.py b/tools/generate_func.py
index 5a625ef08..3a8b34198 100644
--- a/tools/generate_func.py
+++ b/tools/generate_func.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
         raise Exception("input array type is not double")
     if real.ndim != 1:
         raise Exception("input array has wrong dimensions")
-    if not (PyArray_FLAGS(real) & np.NPY_C_CONTIGUOUS):
+    if not (PyArray_FLAGS(real) & np.NPY_ARRAY_C_CONTIGUOUS):
         real = PyArray_GETCONTIGUOUS(real)
     return real
 
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
     cdef:
         np.ndarray outreal
         double* outreal_data
-    outreal = PyArray_EMPTY(1, &length, np.NPY_DOUBLE, np.NPY_DEFAULT)
+    outreal = PyArray_EMPTY(1, &length, np.NPY_DOUBLE, 0)
     outreal_data = <double*>outreal.data
     for i from 0 <= i < min(lookback, length):
         outreal_data[i] = NaN
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
     cdef:
         np.ndarray outinteger
         int* outinteger_data
-    outinteger = PyArray_EMPTY(1, &length, np.NPY_INT32, np.NPY_DEFAULT)
+    outinteger = PyArray_EMPTY(1, &length, np.NPY_INT32, 0)
     outinteger_data = <int*>outinteger.data
     for i from 0 <= i < min(lookback, length):
         outinteger_data[i] = 0