$OpenBSD: patch-source_common_Makefile_in,v 1.8 2012/12/08 13:18:46 ajacoutot Exp $
--- source/common/Makefile.in.orig	Mon Nov  5 18:14:48 2012
+++ source/common/Makefile.in	Thu Dec  6 15:36:38 2012
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ endif
 CPPFLAGS += -I$(srcdir) $(LIBCPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGSICUUC)
 # we want DEFS here
 DEFS += -DU_COMMON_IMPLEMENTATION 
-LDFLAGS += $(LDFLAGSICUUC)
+LDFLAGS += -fPIC $(LDFLAGSICUUC)
 
 # for plugin configuration
 CPPFLAGS += "-DDEFAULT_ICU_PLUGINS=\"$(libdir)/icu\" "
