Bug 20798

Summary:	Proftpd 1.2.8 fails with -fPIC
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Jordan Newman <phoem>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX
Severity:	normal	CC:	avenj
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Jordan Newman 2003-05-11 11:59:16 UTC

Proftpd fails to compile with -fPIC flag.

Adding the following to the top of the ebuild file fixes the problem:

inherit flag-o-matic

filter-flags -fPIC

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. set cflags to include -fPIC
2. emerge proftpd


Actual Results:  
doesnt compile.

Expected Results:  
should compile.

Comment 1 Jon Portnoy (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-05-13 15:05:51 UTC

Why would you be using -fPIC with it?

You should _never_ _ever_ set -fPIC manually. Stripping -fPIC from every ebuild that breaks with it would be an endless job...