Re: [Openexr-devel] 64 bit libHalf - R_X86_64_32S _eLut and -fPIC question

[Bob Friesenhahn]

On Thu, 13 Mar 2008, Paul Miller wrote:
> Since fPIC is apparently *required* on x64 Linux, I was wondering why the 
> configure script didn't automatically enable it for me. Is that a bug or a 
> feature?

Normally PIC is used in shared libraries, and not in archive (.a) 
files.  The only exception that I have heard of is AIX, which seems to 
use .a files as shared libraries.

Perhaps you need to use --enable-shared to build shared libraries and 
use the shared libraries?

Bob
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