Ian Lance Taylor wrote (in part): > In fact many targets compile code differently depending upon whether > the code is to be put into a shared library or not, but this is > controlled via options like -fpic, not -static.
Is it generally safe on all currently supported targets to assert -fno-pic when compiling programs that will ultimately be linked with -static asserted? Will targets that don't support -fpic (and -fon-pic) complain, or just quietly accept the switch?
