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?