> > 
> > PS. -fpic and -fPIC currently produce identical code on the ARM.
> 
> In general or only with v2.8.1 ?
> I can build shared libraries *only* with the -fPIC option, not with -fpic
> (gcc v2.7.2.).

It is certainly true for 2.8.1 (Unless you can demonstrate otherwise, of 
course :-) I don't know what changes made to 2.7.2 after I sent the 
original patches to him, so I can't speak for him.

Richard.