The package libpulse-dev don't provide the static libraries files required to build static programs using libpulse-dev but, when building pulseaudio, there is a option to build static libraries. Could they be added to the package libpulse-dev?
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: libpulse-dev 1:11.1-1ubuntu7
Uname: Linux 4.16.1-041601-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: usuario 1945 F...m pulseaudio
/dev/snd/controlC0: usuario 1945 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/seq: usuario 1926 F.... timidity
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Thu Apr 12 20:13:18 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-06-13 (303 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
SourcePackage: pulseaudio
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2017-10-20 (174 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 07/10/2017
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 0XCN43WW
dmi.board.asset.tag: NO Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: Toronto 4A2
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: SDK0J40679 WIN
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: NO Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Lenovo ideapad 310-14ISK
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr0XCN43WW:bd07/10/2017:svnLENOVO:pn80UG:pvrLenovoideapad310-14ISK:rvnLENOVO:rnToronto4A2:rvrSDK0J40679WIN:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrLenovoideapad310-14ISK:
dmi.product.family: IDEAPAD
dmi.product.name: 80UG
dmi.product.version: Lenovo ideapad 310-14ISK
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO
Yes it's probably possible. Although unusual to want a statically linked PulseAudio.