With the Python USE flag enabled, pjsip should build a python library, but it fails to compile. The build output is: python setup.py build running build running build_py running build_ext building '_pjsua' extension x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc -pthread -fPIC -DPJ_AUTOCONF=1 -Imake[1]: Entering directory `/var/tmp/portage/net-libs/pjsip-1.12/work/pjproject-1.12/pjsip-apps/src/python' -I-DPJ_IS_BIG_ENDIAN=0 -I-DPJ_IS_LITTLE_ENDIAN=1 -I/var/tmp/portage/net-libs/pjsip-1.12/work/pjproject-1.12/pjlib/include -I/var/tmp/portage/net-libs/pjsip-1.12/work/pjproject-1.12/pjlib-util/include -I/var/tmp/portage/net-libs/pjsip-1.12/work/pjproject-1.12/pjnath/include -I/var/tmp/portage/net-libs/pjsip-1.12/work/pjproject-1.12/pjmedia/include -I/var/tmp/portage/net-libs/pjsip-1.12/work/pjproject-1.12/pjsip/include -Imake[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/net-libs/pjsip-1.12/work/pjproject-1.12/pjsip-apps/src/python' -I/usr/include/python2.7 -c _pjsua.c -o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.7/_pjsua.o warning: no library file corresponding to 'make[1]: Entering directory `/var/tmp/portage/net-libs/pjsip-1.12/work/pjproject-1.12/pjsip-apps/src/python'' found (skipping) warning: no library file corresponding to 'make[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/net-libs/pjsip-1.12/work/pjproject-1.12/pjsip-apps/src/python'' found (skipping) x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc -pthread -shared build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.7/_pjsua.o -Lmake[1]: Entering directory `/var/tmp/portage/net-libs/pjsip-1.12/work/pjproject-1.12/pjsip-apps/src/python' -L/var/tmp/portage/net-libs/pjsip-1.12/work/pjproject-1.12/pjlib/lib -L/var/tmp/portage/net-libs/pjsip-1.12/work/pjproject-1.12/pjlib-util/lib -L/var/tmp/portage/net-libs/pjsip-1.12/work/pjproject-1.12/pjnath/lib -L/var/tmp/portage/net-libs/pjsip-1.12/work/pjproject-1.12/pjmedia/lib -L/var/tmp/portage/net-libs/pjsip-1.12/work/pjproject-1.12/pjsip/lib -L/var/tmp/portage/net-libs/pjsip-1.12/work/pjproject-1.12/third_party/lib -Lmake[1]: Leaving directory `/var/tmp/portage/net-libs/pjsip-1.12/work/pjproject-1.12/pjsip-apps/src/python' -L/usr/lib64 -lpjsua -lpjsip-ua -lpjsip-simple -lpjsip -lpjmedia-codec -lpjmedia -lpjmedia-audiodev -lpjnath -lpjlib-util -lresample -lmilenage -lsrtp -lportaudio -lpj -lm -luuid -lnsl -lrt -lpthread -lasound -lcrypto -lssl -lopencore-amrnb -lpython2.7 -o build/lib.linux-x86_64-2.7/_pjsua.so /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/4.5.3/../../../../x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/bin/ld: /var/tmp/portage/net-libs/pjsip-1.12/work/pjproject-1.12/pjsip/lib/libpjsua.a(pjsua_acc.o): relocation R_X86_64_32 against `pjsua_var' can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC /var/tmp/portage/net-libs/pjsip-1.12/work/pjproject-1.12/pjsip/lib/libpjsua.a: could not read symbols: Bad value collect2: ld returned 1 exit status error: command 'x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-gcc' failed with exit status 1 Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. USE="python" emerge pjsip Actual Results: No python library built/installed Expected Results: python library built/installed Portage 2.1.10.39 (default/linux/amd64/10.0/developer, gcc-4.5.3, glibc-2.14.1-r1, 3.1.3-gentoo x86_64) ================================================================= System uname: Linux-3.1.3-gentoo-x86_64-AMD_Athlon-tm-_64_X2_Dual_Core_Processor_6000+-with-gentoo-2.1 Timestamp of tree: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:45:01 +0000 distcc 3.1 x86_64-pc-linux-gnu [disabled] ccache version 3.1.6 [disabled] app-shells/bash: 4.2_p20 dev-java/java-config: 2.1.11-r3 dev-lang/python: 2.7.2-r3, 3.2.2 dev-util/ccache: 3.1.6 dev-util/cmake: 2.8.6-r4 dev-util/pkgconfig: 0.26 sys-apps/baselayout: 2.1 sys-apps/openrc: 0.9.4 sys-apps/sandbox: 2.5 sys-devel/autoconf: 2.13, 2.68 sys-devel/automake: 1.10.3, 1.11.1-r1 sys-devel/binutils: 2.22 sys-devel/gcc: 4.5.3-r1 sys-devel/gcc-config: 1.5-r2 sys-devel/libtool: 2.4.2 sys-devel/make: 3.82-r3 sys-kernel/linux-headers: 2.6.39 (virtual/os-headers) sys-libs/glibc: 2.14.1-r1 Repositories: gentoo jon-local ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="amd64 ~amd64" ACCEPT_LICENSE="* -@EULA" CBUILD="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" CFLAGS="-O2 -pipe -march=athlon64 -fomit-frame-pointer" CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu" CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc /usr/share/config /usr/share/gnupg/qualified.txt /usr/share/openvpn/easy-rsa /var/lib/hsqldb" CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/ca-certificates.conf /etc/env.d /etc/env.d/java/ /etc/fonts/fonts.conf /etc/gconf /etc/gentoo-release /etc/php/apache2-php5.4/ext-active/ /etc/php/cgi-php5.4/ext-active/ /etc/php/cli-php5.4/ext-active/ /etc/revdep-rebuild /etc/sandbox.d /etc/terminfo" CXXFLAGS="-O2 -pipe -march=athlon64 -fomit-frame-pointer" DISTDIR="/usr/portage/distfiles" FEATURES="assume-digests binpkg-logs distlocks ebuild-locks fixlafiles news parallel-fetch protect-owned sandbox sfperms sign splitdebug strict test-fail-continue unknown-features-warn unmerge-logs unmerge-orphans userfetch userpriv usersandbox" FFLAGS="" 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ext_filter file_cache filter headers include info log_config logio mem_cache mime mime_magic negotiation rewrite setenvif speling status unique_id userdir usertrack vhost_alias" CALLIGRA_FEATURES="kexi words flow plan stage tables krita karbon braindump" CAMERAS="ptp2" COLLECTD_PLUGINS="df interface irq load memory rrdtool swap syslog" ELIBC="glibc" GPSD_PROTOCOLS="ashtech aivdm earthmate evermore fv18 garmin garmintxt gpsclock itrax mtk3301 nmea ntrip navcom oceanserver oldstyle oncore rtcm104v2 rtcm104v3 sirf superstar2 timing tsip tripmate tnt ubx" INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard evdev mouse" KERNEL="linux" LCD_DEVICES="g15 xosd" LINGUAS="en" LIRC_DEVICES="serial" PHP_TARGETS="php5-3" RUBY_TARGETS="ruby18" USERLAND="GNU" VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia vesa nouveau" XTABLES_ADDONS="quota2 psd pknock lscan length2 ipv4options ipset ipp2p iface geoip fuzzy condition tee tarpit sysrq steal rawnat logmark ipmark dhcpmac delude chaos account" Unset: CPPFLAGS, CTARGET, EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS, INSTALL_MASK, LC_ALL, PORTAGE_BUNZIP2_COMMAND, PORTAGE_COMPRESS, PORTAGE_COMPRESS_FLAGS, PORTAGE_RSYNC_EXTRA_OPTS
Adding -fPIC to the CFLAGS for this package enables the library to be built. I found the documentation about pic problems, and tried looking at the makefile to make a proper patch, but I couldn't follow the makefile well enough to do this.
Seems OK in 1.14.
