[parisc-linux] xfree86 build problem

[Alan Cox]

> Anyway, after spending another two hours on the -fPIC problem, I'm
> starting to think the xfree86 lib build is broken by design for __hppa__.
> I'll send out another mail with a patch + recipe for building the libs.
> I'm pretty close to finding workarounds (not solutions) for the problems.

Did the patches I built to get XFree86 libs building not get as far as you.
I sent them to Paul (I believe)

> Do other arches allow non-PIC .o's to be linked into a .so lib?

Generally - yes.