I think Python compiles with fPIC by default. Something else had happened to the OPs checkout that caused these errors. OP needs to better describe what they were doing to properly understand the problem.
On Sun, Mar 2, 2025 at 10:10 PM Lew Pitcher via Python-list <python-list@python.org> wrote: > > > First off, this isn't really on-topic for comp.lang.c, as it is a question > regarding a linker, interacting > with the results of various options given to a specific compiler. > > However... > > On Sun, 02 Mar 2025 14:35:08 +0000, The Doctor wrote: > > > How do I compensate for > > > > ld: error: relocation R_X86_64_32 cannot be used against symbol > > '_PyRuntime'; recompile with -fPIC > > The error message tells you exactly how to fix the problem: recompile the > module using the > -fPIC > option to the compiler. -fPIC tells your compiler to generate a specific type > of position-independant > code, which your linker (apparently) requires for a specific type of > relocation. > > > [snip] > > HTH > -- > Lew Pitcher > "In Skills We Trust" > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
