https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=77529
Bug ID: 77529 Summary: -fno-pie disables -fPIC Product: gcc Version: 6.2.1 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: driver Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: doko at gcc dot gnu.org Target Milestone: --- seen with a GCC 6 configured with --enable-default-pie: $ gcc -E -dM - < /dev/null 2>&1|grep -i 'pi[ce]' #define __pie__ 2 #define __PIE__ 2 #define __pic__ 2 #define __PIC__ 2 $ gcc -E -dM -fPIC - < /dev/null 2>&1|grep -i 'pi[ce]' #define __pic__ 2 #define __PIC__ 2 $ gcc -E -dM -fPIC -fno-pie - < /dev/null 2>&1|grep -i 'pi[ce]' $ gcc -E -dM -fno-pie -fPIC - < /dev/null 2>&1|grep -i 'pi[ce]' #define __pic__ 2 #define __PIC__ 2 I would expect the last behavior to be the default one.