[vtk-developers] vtkCommonCorePython static build failure

[Bill Hoffman]

On 6/28/2012 11:09 AM, David Gobbi wrote:
> Hi Pat,
>
> I think that "must" is too strong a word.  With VTK 4, I used to build
> python modules with a static VTK on a regular basis.  It can be done
> by adding "-fPIC" and by making the python modules dynamically link to
> each other, i.e. by making the python modules play a dual role as both
> modules and libraries.  But I don't have any need to do that anymore
> so I haven't played around with the CMake files to see if I can get it
> working again.
>
A new feature was added to CMake to make this easier.  There is a 
property that can be set that will add -fPIC or whatever flag the 
compiler uses for that to the static builds:

set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)

It is in 2.8.9.  (which is in RC right now).

-Bill