In article <mailman.1022061577.7842.python-list at python.org>, Oleg Broytmann wrote: > make distclean > OPT="-O2" CC=gcc CFLAGS="-O2" CXX=g++ CXXFLAGS="-O2" LDFLAGS="-s" ./configure I think -fPIC should be added to the CFLAGS, too, to generate relocatable object code. --amk