updated for version 7.4a.010
Problem: Test 86 and 97 fail when building with Python or Python 3 and
using a static library.
Solution: Add configure check to add -fPIE compiler flag.
diff --git a/src/configure.in b/src/configure.in
index 2fe5a9d..4358524 100644
--- a/src/configure.in
+++ b/src/configure.in
@@ -1353,12 +1353,44 @@
PYTHON_OBJ="objects/if_python.o"
PYTHON_CFLAGS="$PYTHON_CFLAGS -DDYNAMIC_PYTHON_DLL=\\\"${python_INSTSONAME}\\\""
PYTHON_LIBS=
+elif test "$python_ok" = yes; then
+ dnl Check that adding -fPIE works. It may be needed when using a static
+ dnl Python library.
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING([if -fPIE can be added for Python])
+ cflags_save=$CFLAGS
+ libs_save=$LIBS
+ CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $PYTHON_CFLAGS -fPIE"
+ LIBS="$LIBS $PYTHON_LIBS"
+ AC_TRY_LINK(,[ ],
+ AC_MSG_RESULT(yes); fpie_ok=yes,
+ AC_MSG_RESULT(no); fpie_ok=no)
+ CFLAGS=$cflags_save
+ LIBS=$libs_save
+ if test $fpie_ok = yes; then
+ PYTHON_CFLAGS="$PYTHON_CFLAGS -fPIE"
+ fi
elif test "$python3_ok" = yes && test "$enable_python3interp" = "dynamic"; then
AC_DEFINE(DYNAMIC_PYTHON3)
PYTHON3_SRC="if_python3.c"
PYTHON3_OBJ="objects/if_python3.o"
PYTHON3_CFLAGS="$PYTHON3_CFLAGS -DDYNAMIC_PYTHON3_DLL=\\\"${python3_INSTSONAME}\\\""
PYTHON3_LIBS=
+elif test "$python3_ok" = yes; then
+ dnl Check that adding -fPIE works. It may be needed when using a static
+ dnl Python library.
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING([if -fPIE can be added for Python3])
+ cflags_save=$CFLAGS
+ libs_save=$LIBS
+ CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $PYTHON3_CFLAGS -fPIE"
+ LIBS="$LIBS $PYTHON3_LIBS"
+ AC_TRY_LINK(,[ ],
+ AC_MSG_RESULT(yes); fpie_ok=yes,
+ AC_MSG_RESULT(no); fpie_ok=no)
+ CFLAGS=$cflags_save
+ LIBS=$libs_save
+ if test $fpie_ok = yes; then
+ PYTHON3_CFLAGS="$PYTHON3_CFLAGS -fPIE"
+ fi
fi
AC_MSG_CHECKING(--enable-tclinterp argument)