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 13.3.2 Compilers
 ----------------
 
 The only compiler characteristics that affect libtool are the flags
 needed (if any) to generate PIC objects.  In general, if a C compiler
 supports certain PIC flags, then any derivative compilers support the
 same flags.  Until there are some noteworthy exceptions to this rule,
 this section will document only C compilers.
 
    The following C compilers have standard command line options,
 regardless of the platform:
 
 `gcc'
      This is the GNU C compiler, which is also the system compiler for
      many free operating systems (FreeBSD, GNU/Hurd, GNU/Linux, Lites,
      NetBSD, and OpenBSD, to name a few).
 
      The `-fpic' or `-fPIC' flags can be used to generate
      position-independent code.  `-fPIC' is guaranteed to generate
      working code, but the code is slower on m68k, m88k, and Sparc
      chips.  However, using `-fpic' on those chips imposes arbitrary
      size limits on the shared libraries.
 
    The rest of this subsection lists compilers by the operating system
 that they are bundled with:
 
 `aix3*'
 `aix4*'
      Most AIX compilers have no PIC flags, since AIX (with the
      exception of AIX for IA-64) runs on PowerPC and RS/6000 chips. (1)
 
 `hpux10*'
      Use `+Z' to generate PIC.
 
 `osf3*'
      Digital/UNIX 3.x does not have PIC flags, at least not on the
      PowerPC platform.
 
 `solaris2*'
      Use `-KPIC' to generate PIC.
 
 `sunos4*'
      Use `-PIC' to generate PIC.
 
    ---------- Footnotes ----------
 
    (1) All code compiled for the PowerPC and RS/6000 chips
 (`powerpc-*-*', `powerpcle-*-*', and `rs6000-*-*') is
 position-independent, regardless of the operating system or compiler
 suite.  So, "regular objects" can be used to build shared libraries on
 these systems and no special PIC compiler flags are required.
 

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