Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 12:35:07 -0500 From: "Larry Rosenman" <ler@lerctr.org> To: "'Kris Kennaway'" <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: RE: -fPIC for a port that is just a library on amd64? Message-ID: <023e01c663d7$9a10d270$0202fea9@aus.pervasive.com> In-Reply-To: <20060419173254.GB70979@xor.obsecurity.org>
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Kris Kennaway wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 19, 2006 at 09:52:38AM -0500, Larry Rosenman wrote:
>> What's the best way to get a port to add -fPIC to the compile for a
>> port that generates just an archive library (textproc/libxdiff)?
>>
>> I was able to force the issue with CFLAGS=-fPIC make;CFLAGS=-fpic
>> make install, but it would be nice if the port could do it
>> automagically.
>
> It would be nice if the software was already correct so it happened
> automatically :-)
>
>> The issue is that the pecl-xdiff extension uses this library and
>> wants to be a shared object.
>
> If it's only compiling a shared library object (not static object or
> other binaries), then adding CFLAGS+= -fPIC to the port makefile is
> acceptable. Better, add it to the software makefile and contribute
> your patch back upstream.
>
> Kris
It's just compiling a static object (a libxdiff.a).
I just submitted a patch to the port that if ${MACHINE} == amd64
I do the CFLAGS+= -fPIC
but I'm not sure that's acceptable to you folks on portmgr.
I have a port (pecl-xdiff) that needs to have the .a have the -fPIC :(
LER
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