--- Lib/Slatec/Makefile.PL	2007-09-11 18:30:14.000000000 +0200
+++ Lib/Slatec/Makefile.PL	2007-09-11 18:28:55.000000000 +0200
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
 ("
 
 slatec/$_\$(OBJ_EXT): slatec/$_.f 
-	$mycompiler -c $hack_64bit -o slatec/$_\$(OBJ_EXT) $mycflags slatec/$_.f
+	$mycompiler -c -fPIC -o slatec/$_\$(OBJ_EXT) $mycflags slatec/$_.f
 " )} @slatecfiles;
  
 }