Bugzilla Bug 154853

src_unpack() {
...
    use amd64 && append-flags -fPIC
    use ppc && append-flags -fPIC
...

please stop killing bunnies

In fact, vlc uses the .a files from this package to build its plugin, that
needs pic.

Most of the code needed by binaries built by live is contained in the .a files,
so building only the .a files with -fPIC will not change much.

The good option would be to build pic .so and non pic .a, but will vlc be able
to use that ? 


Any better idea ?

i dont know the architecture of the live package, but -fPIC handling is not to
be architecture specific

so either every one gets `append-flags -fPIC` or no one does

if you want to go the .a/.so route, i think it's best if you check upstream ...
that would require the live package have sane ABI handling ...

yep diego already started the way to .a/.so
I'd rather ask for those ~arch ebuilds going stable and remove the crappy old
ones, but you raise a good point with sane ABI handling because I dont think it
currenltly has it.

This issue should be fixed in media-plugins/live-2007.02.20 - arches stabilize,
please.

amd64 done.

Stable for HPPA.

ia64 + x86 stable

ppc64 stable

sparc stable.

ppc already stable

alpha was done

mips doesn't have any stable version of this package, closing.