--- mysql.eclass.orig	2008-10-29 15:46:38.179827211 +0100
+++ mysql.eclass	2008-10-29 15:47:28.510216044 +0100
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@
 	filter-flags "-O" "-O[01]"
 
 	# glib-2.3.2_pre fix, bug #16496
-	append-flags "-DHAVE_ERRNO_AS_DEFINE=1"
+	append-flags "-DHAVE_ERRNO_AS_DEFINE=1 -fPIC -DPIC"
 
 	CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS} -fno-exceptions -fno-strict-aliasing"
 	CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS} -felide-constructors -fno-rtti"