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RCS file: /ftp/cvs/cvsroot/src/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk,v
retrieving revision 1.171
retrieving revision 1.172
diff -u -p -r1.171 -r1.172
--- src/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk	2000/07/03 21:08:55	1.171
+++ src/share/mk/bsd.lib.mk	2000/07/06 16:48:48	1.172
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$NetBSD: bsd.lib.mk,v 1.171 2000/07/03 21:08:55 christos Exp $
+#	$NetBSD: bsd.lib.mk,v 1.172 2000/07/06 16:48:48 matt Exp $
 #	@(#)bsd.lib.mk	8.3 (Berkeley) 4/22/94
 
 .if !target(__initialized__)
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ AINC+=-DABICALLS
 AFLAGS+= -fPIC
 AS+=	-KPIC
 
+.elif ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "vax" && ${OBJECT_FMT} == "ELF"
+# On the VAX, all object are PIC by default, not just sharedlibs.
+MKPICLIB= no
+
 .elif ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "sparc" && ${OBJECT_FMT} == "ELF"
 
 CPICFLAGS ?= -fPIC -DPIC