From 366d53f8e9bd15453ed72004608730f7a61eb90c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Will Estes <wlestes@users.sourceforge.net>
Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2007 12:25:58 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] provide for a PIC version of libfl.a for shared libraries
 using flex scanners

---
 Makefile.am | 12 +++++++++++-
 NEWS        |  4 ++++
 2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index e767ac3..5bad607 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ m4 = @M4@
 indent = @INDENT@
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = flex
-lib_LIBRARIES = libfl.a
+lib_LIBRARIES = \
+	libfl.a \
+	libfl_pic.a
 
 flex_SOURCES = \
 	ccl.c \
@@ -68,6 +70,14 @@ libfl_a_SOURCES = \
 	libmain.c \
 	libyywrap.c
 
+libfl_pic_a_SOURCES = \
+	libmain.c \
+	libyywrap.c
+
+libfl_pic_a_CFLAGS =  \
+	-fPIC         \
+	$(AM_CFLAGS)
+
 noinst_HEADERS = \
 	flexdef.h \
 	flexint.h \
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 20ee2dd..8978e62 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ See the file COPYING for copying conditions.
 
 * after version 2.5.33
 
+** flex now provides for a libfl_pic.a compiled with position
+   independent code. Particularly useful when including a flex scanner
+   in a shared library and with more recent versions of gcc. Thanks to the Debian project for the idea.
+
 ** SourceForge feature request #1658379: Expose YY_BUF_SIZE in the
 	header file.
 
-- 
2.40.0