-fpic
Generate position-independent code (PIC) suitable for use in a shared library,
if supported for the target machine. Such code accesses all constant addresses
through a global offset table (GOT). The dynamic loader resolves the GOT entries
when the program starts (the dynamic loader is not part of GCC; it is part of
the operating system). If the GOT size for the linked executable exceeds a
machine-specific maximum size, you get an error message from the linker
indicating that -fpic does not work; in that case, recompile with -fPIC instead.
(These maximums are 8k on the SPARC and 32k on the m68k and RS/6000. The 386 has no such limit.)
Position-independent code requires special support, and therefore works only on certain machines.
For the 386, GCC supports PIC for System V but not for the Sun 386i. Code generated for the
IBM RS/6000 is always positi