[Linux-cluster] static libs with PIC-code

Wed Feb 9 11:28:38 UTC 2005

On Tue, Feb 08, 2005 at 11:58:23AM -0500, Lon Hohberger wrote:
> Building -fPIC/-fpic generates position independent code, which is
> needed on some architectures in order to create dynamically-loadable
> plugins/libraries which use static libraries during linking.  Building
> without -fPIC precludes this use.

Please take a look at X11 and/or the debian version of sdl, they build
special pic static libs for this case.

Bastian

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