[Olsr-dev] compile error on native ARMv7 / Ubuntu15.04

[Ferry Huberts]

-fPIC is used for security on some targets.
It allows address randomisation.

I think we should just add it

On 09/11/15 11:13, Henning Rogge wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 9, 2015 at 10:48 AM, Bastian Bittorf <(spam-protected)> wrote:
>> * Henning Rogge <(spam-protected)> [09.11.2015 10:40]:
>>> You can use the EXTRA_CPPFLAGS makefile variable to add the compile switch.
>>
>> ok, this works:
>> make build_all EXTRA_CFLAGS=-fPIC
>
> ok
>
>>> There is no clean way for the host crosscompiler to know what
>>> parameters your target platform needs.
>>
>> we can check *if* we do cross-compiling and if
>> not, set -fPIC - AFAIK this adds more code,
>> but when compiling native, we "have enough power".
>
> Is there a reason why EVERY crosscompilation should nee "-fPIC" ? Or
> the other way around?
>
> I think this is really target-platform specific.
>
> Henning
>

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Ferry Huberts