On Wed, Jan 15, 2003 at 05:23:33PM -0500, Boehne, Robert wrote: > Good point, we never really resolved this issue. > All in favor of dropping -DPIC entirely say "I"!
WE :) > Robert > > -----Original Message----- > From: Albert Chin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 4:11 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Problem on rs6000-ibm-aix4.3.2.0 (Fortran) > > > On Wed, Jan 15, 2003 at 02:22:15PM -0500, Boehne, Robert wrote: > > I will look into this, but FYI, -DPIC should not be passed when > > compiling Fortran. > > Why should -DPIC be passed at all for any compiler? > > > Thanks, > > > > Robert > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Steve Edwards [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 1:03 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Problem on rs6000-ibm-aix4.3.2.0 (Fortran) > > > > > > I have just run into problems trying to use libtool on a > > rs6000-ibm-aix4.3.2.0 system to build a library written in Fortran with > > the IBM compiler xlf/xlf90. > > > > There is an immediate compilation failure stating: > > > > xlf90: 1501-210 command option P contains an incorrect subargument > > > > libtool appears to insist on adding -DPIC to the compile command which > > is being interpreted very differently by the IBM compiler than g77 would > > treat it. > > > > I've searched the mail archives and found two references to this > > 'feature' but haven't come across any messages suggesting a method for > > curing it. > > > > As this is on rs6000 architecture, I got around the problem by modifying > > the libtool script to remove the addition of -DPIC but have no idea if > > this breaks something vitally important (it appeared to work okay). > > > > Steve > > -- > albert chin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > _______________________________________________ > Libtool mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/libtool > > _______________________________________________ > Libtool mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/libtool -- albert chin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) _______________________________________________ Libtool mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/libtool
