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Daniel Iliev wrote: |
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> So, both flags let gcc produce PIC for libs and programs and none of |
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> them lets gcc produce PIC for libs only? The next flag described in the |
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> man page is -fpie, which makes PIC for programs only. Something is wrong |
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> and don't know how to find the right explanation. |
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The problem is that -fPIC is a code-generating flag, i.e. it applies to |
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the .o object files built. The compiler can't work out whether that |
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object is used in a program or a shared library, so it can't know |
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whether using PIC is a good idea or not. |
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Kind Regards, |
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Simon Stelling |
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Gentoo/AMD64 developer |
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