Bug 89875

Summary:	Request to Filter -fpic and -fPIC flags in the GIMP ebuild
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Mystilleef <mystilleef>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux Gnome Desktop Team <gnome>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	minor
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Mystilleef 2005-04-20 16:30:24 UTC

The GIMP consistently fails to compile with the -fpic and -fPIC flags set. I suggest filtering these flags in the GIMP ebuild. 

Reproducible: Always
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Comment 1 foser (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-05-25 15:43:11 UTC

You are the only one reporting this and this report is seriously lacking in
every way. In general ebuilds should not add these flags.