vendor, use `--with-dynmodules='mod1 mod2 mod3'`. These modules then end up as
.so files in the compiled libdir.
+By default, the [bind](../authoritative/backend-bind.md), [mysql](../authoritative/backend-generic-mysql.md)
+and [random](../authoritative/backend-random.md) are compiled into the binary.
+The [pipe](../authoritative/backend-pipe.md) is, by default, compiled as a runtime
+loadable module.
+
## Getting the sources
There are 3 ways of getting the source. If you want the bleeding edge, you can
clone the repository at [GitHub](https://github.com/PowerDNS/pdns) and run