Re: Installing convenience libraries

[Nick Hudson]

Thomas Tanner wrote:
> 
> On 26-Apr-2001 Nick Hudson wrote:
> > Is there any reason why I shouldn't be able to install a convience
> > library. For example
> 
> > What I'd like is a archive of -fPIC compiled code.
> 
>  build it as static library and use the --with-pic configure option
>  or libtool's -prefer-pic flag

Thanks.

>  keep in mind that building static libraries out of PIC objects is not 
> portable

Why is this not portable? Are there really platforms that do not allow
the equivalent of "ar" PIC objects?

Nick
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