[llvm] r268106 - Differential Revision: http://reviews.llvm.org/D19733

[Rafael Espíndola via llvm-commits]

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> Yes, that should be possible.  Even if the modules are compiled as
> -fPIC, if they end up in an executable -fPIE can be implicitly
> assumed.  Quick question though, what do you get from using -fPIC with
> LTO rather than explicitly using -fPIE?

Build simplicity. We do that in llvm since some files end up being used
both in libraries and executables. Otherwise we would have to compile them
twice.

Cheers,
Rafael
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