How to get rid of OCI.dll dependency when compiling static

My application accesses an Oracle database through the Qt QSqlDatabase class.

I am compiling Qt as static for release build, but I cannot get rid of OCI.dll dependency. I am trying to link with oci.lib (as available in Oracle Instant Client with SDK).

Here's my config line:

configure -qt-libjpeg -qt-zlib -qt-libpng -nomake examples -nomake demos -no-exceptions -no-stl -no-rtti -no-qt3support -no-scripttools -no-openssl -no-opengl -no-phonon -no-style-motif -no-style-cde -no-style-cleanlooks -no-style-plastique -static -release -opensource -plugin-sql-oci -plugin-sql-sqlite -platform win32-msvc2005

      

        
        
        
      

    

I link to oci.h and oci.lib in the SDK folder using:

set INCLUDE=C:\oracle\instantclient\sdk\include;%INCLUDE%
set LIB=C:\oracle\instantclient\sdk\lib\msvc;%LIB%

      

        
        
        
      

    

Then, once Qt is compiled, I use the following lines in the * .pro file:

QT += sql
CONFIG += static
LIBS += C:\oracle\instantclient\sdk\lib\msvc\oci.lib
QTPLUGIN += qsqloci

      

        
        
        
      

    

Then, in my main.cpp, I add the following commands to statically compile the OCI plugin in the application:

#include <QtPlugin>

Q_IMPORT_PLUGIN(qsqloci)

      

        
        
        
      

    

After compiling the project, I test it on my workstation and it works (since I have Oracle Instant Client installed). When I try to execute another workstation, I always get the message:

This application failed to start because OCI.dll was not found. Reinstalling this application can fix this problem.

I don't understand why I still need OCI.dll, as my statically linked application must reference oci.lib.

Are there any Qt people here that might have a solution for me?

Thank you very much!

STL