Tag: pic-code-in-static-library
Type: error
Info: The static library (.a) contains code apparently compiled with
 -fPIC, whereas policy requires such libraries be compiled without
 that option.
 .
 If this library was built by libtool 1.4 using convenience libraries,
 then it's a known problem that that version puts PIC code from those
 convenience libraries into the static library constructed.  A
 workaround is to instead use all individual .lo files, though this
 can be tedious (and error prone) if the list is long or it varies
 with the configuration etc.
 .
 If this library is provided only in static form because its interface
 has not yet stabilized, and is compiled -fPIC because it is wanted by
 other libraries which are built shared, then you're advised to
 suppress this error with a lintian override, until such time as it
 stabilizes enough to allow normal policy.
Ref: policy 11.2