--- Makefile.linux.old	2004-03-27 08:09:19.677601864 -0500
+++ Makefile.linux	2004-03-27 08:10:23.237939224 -0500
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 all: sharedlib libinstall testo testq
 
 .c.o:
-	-gcc -c -I./pa_common $< -o $*.o
+	-gcc -fPIC -c -I./pa_common $< -o $*.o
 
 .o:
 	-gcc $*.o -o $* -Lpa_unix_oss $(LIBS) -lportaudio