[PATCH] gmp: compile with -DPIC to use correct asm code

[Eneas U de Queiroz]

On Fri, Mar 19, 2021 at 5:08 PM Philip Prindeville
<philipp_subx at redfish-solutions.com> wrote:
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> Maybe I'm missing something, but why not just fix rules.mk:
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> ifneq (,$(findstring $(ARCH) , aarch64 aarch64_be powerpc ))
>   FPIC:=-fPIC
> else
>   FPIC:=-fpic
> endif
>
> HOST_FPIC:=-fPIC
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> To have the FPIC and HOST_FPIC definitions include -DPIC?

I think it would be the proper way to handle this.  I was initially
fearful of changing too much and breaking things, but I think it
should be expected behaviour.  What else would you use a 'PIC'
definition for?  I will resend a patch changing rules.mk instead.