On 09/12/16 13:42, Jakub Wilk wrote: > * Bálint Réczey <bal...@balintreczey.hu>, 2016-09-12, 13:21: >>> Reading up on the subject so far, I got the impression that most >>> static libraries should be built with PIE, but not necessarily PIC >>> (to allow building PIE(xecutable)s, but discourage creating shared >>> libraries from those static ones.) > > How does it discourage creating shlibs? > > Also, is there a reliable way for a static checker (such as Lintian) to > distinguish between -fPIC and -fPIE static libraries?
There is (kinda), https://sourceware.org/ml/libc-alpha/2015-03/msg00605.html > >> I don't see why should not we encourage using static libs in shared >> libs and recommending PIC would also simplify the currently mandated >> build process: > > Meh, this complexity lies in upstream build system most of the time. >
