--- icu/makefile.mk.orig.port	Mon Jan 22 11:13:24 2007
+++ icu/makefile.mk	Tue Feb  6 23:13:33 2007
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ DISABLE_64BIT=--enable-64bit-libs=no
 
 CONFIGURE_DIR=source
 
-CONFIGURE_ACTION=sh -c 'CFLAGS="$(icu_CFLAGS)" CXXFLAGS="$(icu_CXXFLAGS)" LDFLAGS="$(icu_LDFLAGS)" ./configure --enable-layout --enable-static --enable-shared=yes $(DISABLE_64BIT)'
+CONFIGURE_ACTION=sh -c 'CFLAGS="$(icu_CFLAGS) -fPIC" CXXFLAGS="$(icu_CXXFLAGS) -fPIC" LDFLAGS="$(icu_LDFLAGS) -fPIC" ./configure --enable-layout --enable-static --enable-shared=yes $(DISABLE_64BIT)'
 
 #CONFIGURE_FLAGS=--enable-layout --enable-static --enable-shared=yes --enable-64bit-libs=no
 CONFIGURE_FLAGS=
