As detailed in https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ToolChain/CompilerFlags gcc in Ubuntu defaults to compiling with -fPIE in CFLAGS and -Wl,-pie for -pie in the linker flags. As also detailed on that page, you can disable this by compiling with:
CFLAGS="-fno-PIE -Wl,-no-pie" ** Changed in: gcc-7 (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1837881 Title: error in gcc / g++ specs : '-pie' always added To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gcc-7/+bug/1837881/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs