Category
@PROCESS
None.
Purpose
Generates position-independent code suitable for use in shared libraries.
Syntax
>>- -q--pic--+--------------+---------------------------------->< | .-small-. | '-=--+-large-+-'
Defaults
- -qpic=small
Parameters
- small
- Instructs the compiler to assume that the size of the Table of Contents (TOC) is no larger than 64 Kb. When -qpic=small is in effect, the compiler generates one instruction for each TOC access.
- large
- Instructs the compiler to assume that the size of the TOC is larger
than 64 Kb. When -qpic=large is
in effect, the compiler generates two instructions for each TOC access
to enlarge the accessing range. This helps avoid TOC overflow conditions
when the Table of Contents is larger than 64 Kb. Note: To enable -qpic=large, your operating system must be at AIX® 5.3 TL 9 or later:
- If your operating system is at AIX 5.3 TL 9 to AIX 5.3 TL 12 or AIX 6.1 TL 1 to AIX 6.1 TL 6, ensure that you have installed the latest fix pack from https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1fixinfo118013. Otherwise, an error message might be generated.
- If your system is at AIX 6.1 TL 7 or later, no action is required.
Specifying -qpic without any suboptions is equivalent to -qpic=small.
Usage
Specifying -qpic=large has the same effect as passing -bbigtoc to ld.
You can use different TOC access options for different compilation units in an application.
Note: For applications whose
TOC size is larger than 64K, using -qpic=large can
improve performance. However, for applications whose TOC is smaller
than 64K, using -qpic=large slows down the program.
To decide whether to use -qpic=large, compile the
program with -qpic=small first. If an overflow
error message is generated, use -qpic=large instead.