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@@ -86,6 +86,15 @@ will be used, and CFLAGS sets optimization options for the compiler.
systems support shared libraries; you need ELF support and
(currently) the GNU linker.
+'--enable-static-pie'
+ Enable static position independent executable (static PIE) support.
+ Static PIE is similar to static executable, but can be loaded at
+ any address without help from a dynamic linker. All static
+ programs as well as static tests are built as static PIE, except
+ for those marked with no-pie. The resulting glibc can be used with
+ the GCC option, -static-pie, which is available with GCC 8 or
+ above, to create static PIE.
+
'--disable-profile'
Don't build libraries with profiling information. You may want to
use this option if you don't plan to do profiling.