[Bug libgcj/44415] [4.6 regression] gmp multilib support broke bootstrap with static libgmp

[rguenth at gcc dot gnu.org]

http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=44415

--- Comment #4 from Richard Guenther <rguenth at gcc dot gnu.org> 2011-01-19 12:01:02 UTC ---
(In reply to comment #3)
> Subject: Re:  [4.6 regression] gmp multilib support broke bootstrap with static
> libgmp
> 
> > ------- Comment #1 from pinskia at gcc dot gnu dot org  2010-06-04 17:48 -------
> > First off this is not a regression; I ran into this issue back a couple of
> > years ago with libjava requiring libgmp.
> 
> It sure is: you used to be able to bootstrap with a static, non-PIC
> libgmp until this change went in, and now bootstrap fails.  If this is
> not a regression, what is?

How did it then succeed to link libjavamath.so?

Can one of you prepare an install manual patch to say that a PIC libgmp
is required for building libjava?