Simon Stelling wrote: > Daniel Iliev wrote: >> So, both flags let gcc produce PIC for libs and programs and none of >> them lets gcc produce PIC for libs only? The next flag described in the >> man page is -fpie, which makes PIC for programs only. Something is wrong >> and don't know how to find the right explanation. > > The problem is that -fPIC is a code-generating flag, i.e. it applies > to the .o object files built. The compiler can't work out whether that > object is used in a program or a shared library, so it can't know > whether using PIC is a good idea or not. > Well, then I have to simplify more (because of my lack of knowledge) and ask what are the pros and cons to use PIC when building a program and a share library?
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