[Bug other/52885] Request: Add -aslr switch that invokes -fPIE/-pie or -fPIC/-shared as appropriate

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http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=52885

--- Comment #4 from Jeffrey Walton <noloader at gmail dot com> 2012-04-24 04:34:42 UTC ---
(In reply to comment #1)
> 
> Also how can you tell the difference between compiling for executable and
> shared library if you don't supply -fPIC?  So adding -aslr is not going to be
> useful really.
The compiler driver would make the determination at link time, and pass the
appropriate switch to the linker. I did not think it was a difficult concept.
My apologies.