--- ./src/liboptical/Makefile.in.orig	Tue Oct 17 04:50:16 2006
+++ ./src/liboptical/Makefile.in	Tue Oct 31 18:48:48 2006
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
 # convenience library, must NOT be set to static in here
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = librtms.la
 
-librtms_la_CFLAGS = -DRT_MULTISPECTRAL
+librtms_la_CFLAGS = -DRT_MULTISPECTRAL -fPIC
 librtms_la_LIBADD = \
 	${RT} \
 	${BN} \