This patch is a Solaris-specific hack; it will not be submitted upstream.

--- Python-3.5.0a4/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py.~2~ 2015-04-20 13:52:42.184303501 -0700

+++ Python-3.5.0a4/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py 2015-04-20 13:52:42.193807107 -0700

@@ -210,6 +210,22 @@

else:

archiver = ar + ' ' + ar_flags

+ # Force PIC compilation. Determine if GNU compiler or otherwise

+ # and set the PIC flag(s) accordingly. Defaults to Studio compiler.

+ if re.search('-.PIC', cflags) == None:

+ try:

+ out = os.popen(cc + ' --version 2>/dev/null', 'r')

+ out_string = out.read()

+ out.close()

+ result = re.search(' (\d+\.\d+(\.\d+)*)', out_string)

+ kpic_flags = "-fPIC -DPIC" if result else "-KPIC -DPIC"

+ except ImportError:

+ # The only time the above should fail is during boot-strapping

+ # when time (os imports subprocess which imports time) is not

+ # yet available. Assume Studio compiler for that case.

+ kpic_flags = "-KPIC -DPIC"

+ cflags += ' ' + kpic_flags

+

cc_cmd = cc + ' ' + cflags

compiler.set_executables(

preprocessor=cpp,