Enable -fPIC by default on x64

build/common.gypi

 # Copyright (c) 2010 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
 # Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 # found in the LICENSE file.
 
 # IMPORTANT:
 # Please don't directly include this file if you are building via gyp_chromium,
 # since gyp_chromium is automatically forcing its inclusion.
 {
   'variables': {
     # .gyp files or targets should set chromium_code to 1 if they build
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       # This variable tells WebCore.gyp and JavaScriptCore.gyp whether they are
       # are built under a chromium full build (1) or a webkit.org chromium
       # build (0).
       'inside_chromium_build%': 1,
 
       # Set to 1 to enable fast builds. It disables debug info for fastest
       # compilation.
       'fastbuild%': 0,
 
-      # Set to 1 compile with -fPIC cflag on linux. This is a must for shared
-      # libraries on linux x86-64 and arm.
-      'linux_fpic%': 0,
-
       # Python version.
       'python_ver%': '2.5',
 
       # Set ARM-v7 compilation flags
       'armv7%': 0,
 
       # Set Neon compilation flags (only meaningful if armv7==1).
       'arm_neon%': 1,
 
       # The system root for cross-compiles. Default: none.
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     # variables sub-dict above, unless overridden.
     'branding%': '<(branding)',
     'buildtype%': '<(buildtype)',
     'target_arch%': '<(target_arch)',
     'host_arch%': '<(host_arch)',
     'toolkit_views%': '<(toolkit_views)',
     'chromeos%': '<(chromeos)',
     'touchui%': '<(touchui)',
     'inside_chromium_build%': '<(inside_chromium_build)',
     'fastbuild%': '<(fastbuild)',
-    'linux_fpic%': '<(linux_fpic)',
     'python_ver%': '<(python_ver)',
     'armv7%': '<(armv7)',
     'arm_neon%': '<(arm_neon)',
     'sysroot%': '<(sysroot)',
     'disable_sse2%': '<(disable_sse2)',
     'remoting%': '<(remoting)',
     'library%': '<(library)',
     'component%': '<(component)',
 
     # The release channel that this build targets. This is used to restrict
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                         'cflags': [ '-mfpu=neon', ],
                       }, {
                         'cflags': [ '-mfpu=<(arm_fpu)', ],
                       }]
                     ],
                   }],
                 ],
               }],
             ],
           }],
-          ['linux_fpic==1', {
+          ['OS=="linux" and (target_arch=="x64" or target_arch=="arm")', {
             'cflags': [
               '-fPIC',
             ],
           }],
           ['sysroot!=""', {
             'target_conditions': [
               ['_toolset=="target"', {
                 'cflags': [
                   '--sysroot=<(sysroot)',
                 ],
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             'cflags': [ '-g' ],
             'defines': ['USE_LINUX_BREAKPAD'],
           }],
           ['linux_use_seccomp_sandbox==1 and buildtype!="Official"', {
             'defines': ['USE_SECCOMP_SANDBOX'],
           }],
           ['library=="shared_library"', {
             # When building with shared libraries, remove the visiblity-hiding
             # flag.
             'cflags!': [ '-fvisibility=hidden' ],
-            'conditions': [
-              ['target_arch=="x64" or target_arch=="arm"', {
-                # Shared libraries need -fPIC on x86-64 and arm
-                'cflags': ['-fPIC']
-              }]
-            ],
           }],
           ['linux_use_heapchecker==1', {
             'variables': {'linux_use_tcmalloc%': 1},
           }],
           ['linux_use_tcmalloc==0', {
             'defines': ['NO_TCMALLOC'],
           }],
           ['linux_use_heapchecker==0', {
             'defines': ['NO_HEAPCHECKER'],
           }],
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     # and therefore SYMROOT, needs to be set at the project level.
     'SYMROOT': '<(DEPTH)/xcodebuild',
   },
 }
 
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