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

--- Python-3.4.0/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py.~2~	2014-04-30 09:23:26.632873134 -0700

+++ Python-3.4.0/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py	2014-04-30 10:49:42.395635789 -0700

@@ -221,6 +221,22 @@

         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,