The compiler's on phone, getting static (8)
I believe the answer is:
immobile
'static' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'the compiler's on phone' is the wordplay.
'the compiler's' becomes 'im' (I've seen this in other clues).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'phone' becomes 'mobile' (I've seen this before).
'im'+'mobile'='IMMOBILE'
'getting' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for immobile that I've seen before include "stuck in the station, maybe" , "Not going anywhere" , "Unable to move" , "Not moving" , "fixed" .)