[PATCH] Build libxf86config with -fPIC.

Gaetan Nadon memsize at videotron.ca
Mon Nov 15 10:28:34 PST 2010


On Mon, 2010-11-15 at 15:35 +0100, Julien Cristau wrote:

> If you want to install it as a shared library you also want to track
> its
> ABI and give it a SONAME, which is more work.  Shipping it as a PIC
> static lib which you don't have to be as careful with possible ABI
> breaks, but you can still embed it in something like a python module
> (which must be PIC).
> 

This is an important point. We are waisting time trying to guess what
this patch is for.

Implementing a feature correctly is always less work. This loose option
looks like a hack to me.
I did not see any precedent in all of xorg modules and there is still no
assurance it will work
correctly on all platforms.


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