PIC

[Matthew Knepley]

Aron Ahmadia <aja2111 at columbia.edu> writes:

>>   Because the "can I" is VERY erratic. I can build some shared libraries, but
>> cannot build others. I do not understand the difference between these
>> libraries
>> at the moment, however I DO know that absence of the PIC option causes the
>> error.
>
> Matt, I've used PIC before to sidestep errors associated with linking
> libraries in the wrong order in the call to the linker.  Have you ruled this
> out as your problem for the non-PIC libraries?

  Yes, its a 64-bit problem where they REQUIRE PIC for shared libraries. We jsut need
a workable model of library construction and use. I am talking it through with Satish.

> And how the heck do you build shared libraries that aren't PIC?

  You can't.

      Matt
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