Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 18:22:40 -0500 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>, Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net>, pfgshield-freebsd@yahoo.com, ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: amd64 and -fPIC Message-ID: <20060307232240.GA15044@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <20060307231400.GC4435@isis.sigpipe.cz> References: <20060307192606.GA56153@xor.obsecurity.org> <20060307195849.70339.qmail@web32714.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <20060307205455.GA11840@ns1.xcllnt.net> <20060307223525.GA4435@isis.sigpipe.cz> <20060307224803.GA66021@xor.obsecurity.org> <20060307231400.GC4435@isis.sigpipe.cz>
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--7AUc2qLy4jB3hD7Z Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Mar 08, 2006 at 12:14:01AM +0100, Roman Neuhauser wrote: > # kris@obsecurity.org / 2006-03-07 17:48:03 -0500: > > On Tue, Mar 07, 2006 at 11:35:25PM +0100, Roman Neuhauser wrote: > >=20 > > > > A generic port that only builds archive libraries better be PIC to > > > > cover all bases. Performance cannot really be a concern when you're > > > > working with generic parts. If performance is a concern, customizat= ion > > > > is pretty much a given and the use of generic parts is almost always > > > > abandoned. > > >=20 > > > That's pretty much what I've been trying to say, except this vers= ion > > > is much better. > >=20 > > I like this version: > >=20 > > "Computers are basically fast enough, so let's not worry about > > negative performance effects and just go for what is convenient for > > developers instead". >=20 > Ok, is there a compromise? Someone mentioned installing both PDC and > PIC versions under different names. Yes, that would be fine (libfoo.a and libfoo_pic.a are the usual conventions). Kris --7AUc2qLy4jB3hD7Z Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.1 (FreeBSD) iD4DBQFEDhXAWry0BWjoQKURAp+MAJdvPBue71yPC5471wVW1CEymGIzAKC1H6FK AbLNTdRO3InEtncvma2Pvg== =kL+G -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --7AUc2qLy4jB3hD7Z--
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