Merge topic 'position-independent-targets'

bd34963 Refactor generation of shared library flags
55d7aa4 Add platform variable for flags specific to shared libraries
31d7a0f Add platform variables for position independent code flags

47 files changed, 420 insertions, 29 deletions

diff --git a/Modules/CMakeCXXInformation.cmake b/Modules/CMakeCXXInformation.cmake
index 608b833..9dc9cbd 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeCXXInformation.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeCXXInformation.cmake
@@ -100,6 +100,18 @@ IF(NOT CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_CXX_FLAGS)
   SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_CXX_FLAGS ${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_C_FLAGS})
 ENDIF(NOT CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_CXX_FLAGS)
 
+IF(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC)
+  SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC ${CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC})
+ENDIF(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC)
+
+IF(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIE)
+  SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIE ${CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIE})
+ENDIF(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIE)
+
+IF(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OPTIONS_DLL)
+  SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OPTIONS_DLL ${CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_DLL})
+ENDIF(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OPTIONS_DLL)
+
 IF(NOT CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CXX_FLAGS)
   SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CXX_FLAGS ${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS})
 ENDIF(NOT CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CXX_FLAGS)
diff --git a/Modules/CMakeFortranInformation.cmake b/Modules/CMakeFortranInformation.cmake
index 2cbd7f8..d962f4c 100644
--- a/Modules/CMakeFortranInformation.cmake
+++ b/Modules/CMakeFortranInformation.cmake
@@ -74,6 +74,18 @@ ENDIF()
 # catch any modules
 SET(CMAKE_NEEDS_REQUIRES_STEP_Fortran_FLAG 1)
 
+IF(NOT CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC)
+  SET(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC ${CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC})
+ENDIF(NOT CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC)
+
+IF(NOT CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIE)
+  SET(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIE ${CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIE})
+ENDIF(NOT CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIE)
+
+IF(NOT CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILE_OPTIONS_DLL)
+  SET(CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILE_OPTIONS_DLL ${CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_DLL})
+ENDIF(NOT CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILE_OPTIONS_DLL)
+
 # Create a set of shared library variable specific to Fortran
 # For 90% of the systems, these are the same flags as the C versions
 # so if these are not set just copy the flags from the c version
diff --git a/Modules/Compiler/GNU.cmake b/Modules/Compiler/GNU.cmake
index c74c179..6aecf90 100644
--- a/Modules/Compiler/GNU.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Compiler/GNU.cmake
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ set(__COMPILER_GNU 1)
 macro(__compiler_gnu lang)
   # Feature flags.
   set(CMAKE_${lang}_VERBOSE_FLAG "-v")
+  set(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC "-fPIC")
+  if(NOT CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_VERSION VERSION_LESS 3.4)
+    set(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIE "-fPIE")
+  endif()
   set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_${lang}_FLAGS "-fPIC")
   set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_${lang}_FLAGS "-shared")
 
diff --git a/Modules/Compiler/SCO.cmake b/Modules/Compiler/SCO.cmake
index d3deeb1..f673c8f 100644
--- a/Modules/Compiler/SCO.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Compiler/SCO.cmake
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ set(__COMPILER_SCO 1)
 
 macro(__compiler_sco lang)
   # Feature flags.
+  set(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC -Kpic)
+  set(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIE -Kpie)
+  set(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILE_OPTIONS_DLL -belf)
   set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_${lang}_FLAGS "-Kpic -belf")
   set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_${lang}_FLAGS "-belf -Wl,-Bexport")
 endmacro()
diff --git a/Modules/Compiler/SunPro-C.cmake b/Modules/Compiler/SunPro-C.cmake
index 656eea6..a1a3ae1 100644
--- a/Modules/Compiler/SunPro-C.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Compiler/SunPro-C.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 SET(CMAKE_C_VERBOSE_FLAG "-#")
 
+SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC -KPIC)
+SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIE -KPIE)
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS "-KPIC")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_C_FLAGS "-G")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_C_FLAG "-R")
diff --git a/Modules/Compiler/SunPro-CXX.cmake b/Modules/Compiler/SunPro-CXX.cmake
index 3e07e8e..702e424 100644
--- a/Modules/Compiler/SunPro-CXX.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Compiler/SunPro-CXX.cmake
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 SET(CMAKE_CXX_VERBOSE_FLAG "-v")
 
+SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC -KPIC)
+SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIE -KPIE)
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CXX_FLAGS "-KPIC")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_CXX_FLAGS "-G")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_CXX_FLAG "-R")
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/BeOS.cmake b/Modules/Platform/BeOS.cmake
index 41aa8f7..3ffb67c 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/BeOS.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/BeOS.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 SET(BEOS 1)
 
 SET(CMAKE_DL_LIBS root be)
+SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC "-fPIC")
+SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIE "-fPIE")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS "-fPIC")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_C_FLAGS "-nostart")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_C_FLAG "-Wl,-rpath,")
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/BlueGeneP-base.cmake b/Modules/Platform/BlueGeneP-base.cmake
index 926dbc0..c0241e1 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/BlueGeneP-base.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/BlueGeneP-base.cmake
@@ -85,11 +85,15 @@ set(CMAKE_DL_LIBS "dl")
 macro(__BlueGeneP_set_dynamic_flags compiler_id lang)
   if (${compiler_id} STREQUAL XL)
     # Flags for XL compilers if we explicitly detected XL
+    set(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC            "-qpic")
+    set(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIE            "-qpie")
     set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_${lang}_FLAGS           "-qpic")
     set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_${lang}_FLAGS    "-qmkshrobj -qnostaticlink")
     set(BGP_${lang}_DYNAMIC_EXE_FLAGS                "-qnostaticlink -qnostaticlink=libgcc")
   else()
     # Assume flags for GNU compilers (if the ID is GNU *or* anything else).
+    set(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC            "-fPIC")
+    set(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIE            "-fPIE")
     set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_${lang}_FLAGS           "-fPIC")
     set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_${lang}_FLAGS    "-shared")
     set(BGP_${lang}_DYNAMIC_EXE_FLAGS                "-dynamic")
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/CYGWIN-GNU.cmake b/Modules/Platform/CYGWIN-GNU.cmake
index 5aad45b..eae313a 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/CYGWIN-GNU.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/CYGWIN-GNU.cmake
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ macro(__cygwin_compiler_gnu lang)
   set(CMAKE_${lang}_LINK_EXECUTABLE
     "<CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER> <FLAGS> <CMAKE_${lang}_LINK_FLAGS> <LINK_FLAGS> <OBJECTS>  -o <TARGET> -Wl,--out-implib,<TARGET_IMPLIB> ${CMAKE_GNULD_IMAGE_VERSION} <LINK_LIBRARIES>")
 
-  set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_${lang}_FLAGS "") # No -fPIC on cygwin
+   # No -fPIC on cygwin
+  set(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC "")
+  set(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIE "")
+  set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_${lang}_FLAGS "")
 
   # Initialize C link type selection flags.  These flags are used when
   # building a shared library, shared module, or executable that links
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/FreeBSD.cmake b/Modules/Platform/FreeBSD.cmake
index 033db06..82fe961 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/FreeBSD.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/FreeBSD.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 IF(EXISTS /usr/include/dlfcn.h)
   SET(CMAKE_DL_LIBS "")
-  SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS "-fPIC")            # -pic 
+  SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC "-fPIC")
+  SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIE "-fPIE")
+  SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS "-fPIC")            # -pic
   SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_C_FLAGS "-shared")       # -shared
   SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_C_FLAGS "")         # +s, flag for exe link to use shared lib
   SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_C_FLAG "-Wl,-rpath,")       # -rpath
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/HP-UX-HP.cmake b/Modules/Platform/HP-UX-HP.cmake
index bce0a8b..871ea13 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/HP-UX-HP.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/HP-UX-HP.cmake
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ endif()
 set(__HPUX_COMPILER_HP 1)
 
 macro(__hpux_compiler_hp lang)
+  set(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC "+Z")
   set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_${lang}_FLAGS "+Z")
   set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_${lang}_FLAGS "-Wl,-E,+nodefaultrpath -b -L/usr/lib")
   set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_${lang}_FLAGS "-Wl,+s,-E,+nodefaultrpath")
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Haiku.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Haiku.cmake
index 8277a24..9dda3c5 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Haiku.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Haiku.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 SET(BEOS 1)
 
 SET(CMAKE_DL_LIBS root be)
+SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC "-fPIC")
+SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIE "-fPIE")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS "-fPIC")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_C_FLAGS "-nostart")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_C_FLAG "-Wl,-rpath,")
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Linux-Intel.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Linux-Intel.cmake
index dea8b90..47bf246 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Linux-Intel.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Linux-Intel.cmake
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ if(NOT XIAR)
 endif(NOT XIAR)
 
 macro(__linux_compiler_intel lang)
+  set(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC "-fPIC")
+  set(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIE "-fPIE")
   set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_${lang}_FLAGS "-fPIC")
   set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_${lang}_FLAGS "-shared")
 
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Linux-PGI.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Linux-PGI.cmake
index ef06acd..3cbb35c 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Linux-PGI.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Linux-PGI.cmake
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ set(__LINUX_COMPILER_PGI 1)
 
 macro(__linux_compiler_pgi lang)
   # Shared library compile and link flags.
+  set(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC "-fPIC")
+  set(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIE "-fPIE")
   set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_${lang}_FLAGS "-fPIC")
   set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_${lang}_FLAGS "-shared")
 endmacro()
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Linux-PathScale.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Linux-PathScale.cmake
index c131af2..d230ab2 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Linux-PathScale.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Linux-PathScale.cmake
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ set(__LINUX_COMPILER_PATHSCALE 1)
 
 macro(__linux_compiler_pathscale lang)
   # Shared library compile and link flags.
+  set(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC "-fPIC")
+  set(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIE "-fPIE")
   set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_${lang}_FLAGS "-fPIC")
   set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_${lang}_FLAGS "-shared")
 endmacro()
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/MP-RAS.cmake b/Modules/Platform/MP-RAS.cmake
index 1e3e239..ff22a4f 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/MP-RAS.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/MP-RAS.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 IF(CMAKE_SYSTEM MATCHES "MP-RAS-02*.")
+  SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC -K PIC)
+  SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIE -K PIE)
   SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS "-K PIC")
 ELSE(CMAKE_SYSTEM MATCHES "MP-RAS-02*.")
+  SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC -K PIC)
+  SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIE -K PIE)
   SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS "-K PIC")
   SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_C_FLAGS "-Wl,-Bexport")
 ENDIF(CMAKE_SYSTEM MATCHES "MP-RAS-02*.")
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/NetBSD.cmake b/Modules/Platform/NetBSD.cmake
index 0fb8636..e1b66b8 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/NetBSD.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/NetBSD.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 IF(EXISTS /usr/include/dlfcn.h)
   SET(CMAKE_DL_LIBS "")
-  SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS "-fPIC")            # -pic 
+  SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC "-fPIC")
+  SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIE "-fPIE")
+  SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS "-fPIC")            # -pic
   SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_C_FLAGS "-shared")       # -shared
   SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_C_FLAGS "")         # +s, flag for exe link to use shared lib
   SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_C_FLAG "-Wl,-rpath,")       # -rpath
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/OSF1.cmake b/Modules/Platform/OSF1.cmake
index 076410a..49a30e9 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/OSF1.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/OSF1.cmake
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ IF(CMAKE_SYSTEM MATCHES "OSF1-1.[012]")
 ENDIF(CMAKE_SYSTEM MATCHES "OSF1-1.[012]")
 IF(CMAKE_SYSTEM MATCHES "OSF1-1.*")  
   # OSF/1 1.3 from OSF using ELF, and derivatives, including AD2
-  SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS "-fpic")     # -pic 
+  SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC "-fpic")
+  SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIE "-fpie")
+  SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS "-fpic")     # -pic
   SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CXX_FLAGS "-fpic")   # -pic
 ENDIF(CMAKE_SYSTEM MATCHES "OSF1-1.*")
 
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/SINIX.cmake b/Modules/Platform/SINIX.cmake
index 4592fdd..e0809f8 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/SINIX.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/SINIX.cmake
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
+SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC -K PIC)
+SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIE "")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS "-K PIC")
 INCLUDE(Platform/UnixPaths)
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/SunOS.cmake b/Modules/Platform/SunOS.cmake
index 2291c34..de287aa 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/SunOS.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/SunOS.cmake
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 IF(CMAKE_SYSTEM MATCHES "SunOS-4.*")
-   SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS "-PIC") 
-   SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_C_FLAGS "-shared -Wl,-r") 
+   SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC "-PIC")
+   SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIE "-PIE")
+   SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS "-PIC")
+   SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_C_FLAGS "-shared -Wl,-r")
    SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_C_FLAG "-Wl,-R")
    SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_C_FLAG_SEP ":")  
 ENDIF(CMAKE_SYSTEM MATCHES "SunOS-4.*")
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/UNIX_SV.cmake b/Modules/Platform/UNIX_SV.cmake
index 3b50e0a..869b3a6 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/UNIX_SV.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/UNIX_SV.cmake
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC -K PIC)
+SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIE "")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS "-K PIC")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_C_FLAGS "-Wl,-Bexport")
 INCLUDE(Platform/UnixPaths)
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/UnixWare.cmake b/Modules/Platform/UnixWare.cmake
index c324bc8..3112ee1 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/UnixWare.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/UnixWare.cmake
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC -K PIC)
+SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIE "")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS "-K PIC")
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_C_FLAGS "-Wl,-Bexport")
 INCLUDE(Platform/UnixPaths)
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Windows-Embarcadero.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Windows-Embarcadero.cmake
index 87b3767..62e8eb7 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Windows-Embarcadero.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Windows-Embarcadero.cmake
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ SET (CMAKE_MODULE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO_INIT ${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_R
 
 
 macro(__embarcadero_language lang)
-  set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_${lang}_FLAGS "${_tD}")
+  set(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILE_OPTIONS_DLL "${_tD}") # Note: This variable is a ';' separated list
+  set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_${lang}_FLAGS "${_tD}") # ... while this is a space separated string.
 
   # compile a source file into an object file
   # place <DEFINES> outside the response file because Borland refuses
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Windows-GNU.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Windows-GNU.cmake
index dd47692..1a2ee5e 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Windows-GNU.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Windows-GNU.cmake
@@ -77,7 +77,11 @@ macro(__windows_compiler_gnu lang)
     endforeach(type)
   endif()
 
-  set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_${lang}_FLAGS "") # No -fPIC on Windows
+  # No -fPIC on Windows
+  set(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC "")
+  set(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIE "")
+  set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_${lang}_FLAGS "")
+
   set(CMAKE_${lang}_USE_RESPONSE_FILE_FOR_OBJECTS ${__WINDOWS_GNU_LD_RESPONSE})
   set(CMAKE_${lang}_USE_RESPONSE_FILE_FOR_INCLUDES 1)
 
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Windows-wcl386.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Windows-wcl386.cmake
index e1140df..14b3b81 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Windows-wcl386.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Windows-wcl386.cmake
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ SET (CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_DEBUG_INIT "debug all" )
 SET (CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO_INIT "debug all" )
 SET (CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELWITHDEBINFO_INIT "debug all" )
 
-set (CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS "-bd" )
+set(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_DLL "-bd") # Note: This variable is a ';' separated list
+set(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS "-bd") # ... while this is a space separated string.
 
 SET(CMAKE_RC_COMPILER "rc" )
 
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/syllable.cmake b/Modules/Platform/syllable.cmake
index 3ce42f6..2d11d08 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/syllable.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/syllable.cmake
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@
 
 
 SET(CMAKE_DL_LIBS "dl")
-SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS "-fPIC")            # -pic 
+SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC "-fPIC")
+SET(CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIE "-fPIE")
+SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_C_FLAGS "-fPIC")            # -pic
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_CREATE_C_FLAGS "-shared")       # -shared
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_C_FLAGS "")         # +s, flag for exe link to use shared lib
 SET(CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SONAME_C_FLAG "-Wl,-soname,")
diff --git a/Source/cmCoreTryCompile.cxx b/Source/cmCoreTryCompile.cxx
index ed485e3..1ae7035 100644
--- a/Source/cmCoreTryCompile.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmCoreTryCompile.cxx
@@ -281,6 +281,10 @@ int cmCoreTryCompile::TryCompileCode(std::vector<std::string> const& argv)
       flag += this->Makefile->GetSafeDefinition("CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET");
       cmakeFlags.push_back(flag);
       }
+    if(this->Makefile->GetDefinition("CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE")!=0)
+      {
+      fprintf(fout, "SET(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE \"ON\")\n");
+      }
 
     /* Use a random file name to avoid rapid creation and deletion
        of the same executable name (some filesystems fail on that).  */
diff --git a/Source/cmDocumentVariables.cxx b/Source/cmDocumentVariables.cxx
index 9e33d75..592d931 100644
--- a/Source/cmDocumentVariables.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmDocumentVariables.cxx
@@ -1350,6 +1350,14 @@ void cmDocumentVariables::DefineVariables(cmake* cm)
      "See that target property for additional information.",
      false,
      "Variables that Control the Build");
+  cm->DefineProperty
+    ("CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_FLAGS", cmProperty::VARIABLE,
+     "Default value for POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE of targets.",
+     "This variable is used to initialize the "
+     "POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE property on all the targets. "
+     "See that target property for additional information.",
+     false,
+     "Variables that Control the Build");
 
 //   Variables defined when the a language is enabled These variables will
 // also be defined whenever CMake has loaded its support for compiling (LANG)
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.cxx
index f883041..a47ca36 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.cxx
@@ -586,6 +586,16 @@ cmGlobalGenerator::EnableLanguage(std::vector<std::string>const& languages,
           }
         } // end if in try compile
       } // end need test language
+    // Store the shared library flags so that we can satisfy CMP0018
+    std::string sharedLibFlagsVar = "CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_";
+    sharedLibFlagsVar += lang;
+    sharedLibFlagsVar += "_FLAGS";
+    const char* sharedLibFlags =
+      mf->GetSafeDefinition(sharedLibFlagsVar.c_str());
+    if (sharedLibFlags)
+      {
+      this->LanguageToOriginalSharedLibFlags[lang] = sharedLibFlags;
+      }
     } // end for each language
 
   // Now load files that can override any settings on the platform or for
@@ -2107,6 +2117,17 @@ cmGlobalGenerator::GenerateRuleFile(std::string const& output) const
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+std::string cmGlobalGenerator::GetSharedLibFlagsForLanguage(
+                                                        std::string const& l)
+{
+  if(this->LanguageToOriginalSharedLibFlags.count(l) > 0)
+    {
+    return this->LanguageToOriginalSharedLibFlags[l];
+    }
+  return "";
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void cmGlobalGenerator::AppendDirectoryForConfig(const char*, const char*,
                                                  const char*, std::string&)
 {
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h b/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h
index 8535edc..ce91793 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalGenerator.h
@@ -277,6 +277,8 @@ public:
       i.e. "Can I build Debug and Release in the same tree?" */
   virtual bool IsMultiConfig() { return false; }
 
+  std::string GetSharedLibFlagsForLanguage(std::string const& lang);
+
   /** Generate an <output>.rule file path for a given command output.  */
   virtual std::string GenerateRuleFile(std::string const& output) const;
 
@@ -359,6 +361,7 @@ private:
   std::map<cmStdString, cmStdString> LanguageToOutputExtension;
   std::map<cmStdString, cmStdString> ExtensionToLanguage;
   std::map<cmStdString, int> LanguageToLinkerPreference;
+  std::map<cmStdString, cmStdString> LanguageToOriginalSharedLibFlags;
 
   // Record hashes for rules and outputs.
   struct RuleHash { char Data[32]; };
diff --git a/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx
index 522f3da..938977b 100644
--- a/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmGlobalXCodeGenerator.cxx
@@ -1594,14 +1594,14 @@ void cmGlobalXCodeGenerator::CreateBuildSettings(cmTarget& target,
     if(strcmp(lang, "CXX") == 0)
       {
       this->CurrentLocalGenerator->AddLanguageFlags(cflags, "C", configName);
-      this->CurrentLocalGenerator->AddSharedFlags(cflags, lang, shared);
+      this->CurrentLocalGenerator->AddCMP0018Flags(cflags, &target, "C");
       }
 
     // Add language-specific flags.
     this->CurrentLocalGenerator->AddLanguageFlags(flags, lang, configName);
 
     // Add shared-library flags if needed.
-    this->CurrentLocalGenerator->AddSharedFlags(flags, lang, shared);
+    this->CurrentLocalGenerator->AddCMP0018Flags(flags, &target, lang);
     }
   else if(binary)
   {
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
index 8265d72..5fc5f05 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.cxx
@@ -1549,12 +1549,6 @@ void cmLocalGenerator::GetTargetFlags(std::string& linkLibs,
         return;
         }
       this->AddLanguageFlags(flags, linkLanguage, buildType.c_str());
-      std::string sharedFlagsVar = "CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_";
-      sharedFlagsVar += linkLanguage;
-      sharedFlagsVar += "_FLAGS";
-      flags += " ";
-      flags += this->Makefile->GetSafeDefinition(sharedFlagsVar.c_str());
-      flags += " ";
       cmOStringStream linklibs;
       this->OutputLinkLibraries(linklibs, target, false);
       linkLibs = linklibs.str();
@@ -1963,6 +1957,111 @@ void cmLocalGenerator::AddSharedFlags(std::string& flags,
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void cmLocalGenerator::AddCMP0018Flags(std::string &flags, cmTarget* target,
+                                       std::string const& lang)
+{
+  int targetType = target->GetType();
+
+  bool shared = ((targetType == cmTarget::SHARED_LIBRARY) ||
+                  (targetType == cmTarget::MODULE_LIBRARY));
+
+  if (this->GetShouldUseOldFlags(shared, lang))
+    {
+    this->AddSharedFlags(flags, lang.c_str(), shared);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+    // Add position independendent flags, if needed.
+    if (target->GetPropertyAsBool("POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE"))
+      {
+      this->AddPositionIndependentFlags(flags, lang, targetType);
+      }
+    if (shared)
+      {
+      this->AppendFeatureOptions(flags, lang.c_str(), "DLL");
+      }
+    }
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool cmLocalGenerator::GetShouldUseOldFlags(bool shared,
+                                            const std::string &lang) const
+{
+  std::string originalFlags =
+    this->GlobalGenerator->GetSharedLibFlagsForLanguage(lang);
+  if (shared)
+    {
+    std::string flagsVar = "CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_";
+    flagsVar += lang;
+    flagsVar += "_FLAGS";
+    const char* flags =
+        this->Makefile->GetSafeDefinition(flagsVar.c_str());
+
+    if (flags && flags != originalFlags)
+      {
+      switch (this->Makefile->GetPolicyStatus(cmPolicies::CMP0018))
+        {
+        case cmPolicies::WARN:
+        {
+          cmOStringStream e;
+          e << "Variable " << flagsVar << " has been modified. CMake "
+            "will ignore the POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE target property for "
+            "shared libraries and will use the " << flagsVar << " variable "
+            "instead.  This may cause errors if the original content of "
+            << flagsVar << " was removed.\n"
+            << this->Makefile->GetPolicies()->GetPolicyWarning(
+                                                      cmPolicies::CMP0018);
+
+          this->Makefile->IssueMessage(cmake::AUTHOR_WARNING, e.str());
+          // fall through to OLD behaviour
+        }
+        case cmPolicies::OLD:
+          return true;
+        case cmPolicies::REQUIRED_IF_USED:
+        case cmPolicies::REQUIRED_ALWAYS:
+        case cmPolicies::NEW:
+        default:
+          return false;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  return false;
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void cmLocalGenerator::AddPositionIndependentFlags(std::string& flags,
+                                                   std::string const& lang,
+                                                   int targetType)
+{
+  const char* picFlags = 0;
+
+  if(targetType == cmTarget::EXECUTABLE)
+    {
+    std::string flagsVar = "CMAKE_";
+    flagsVar += lang;
+    flagsVar += "_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIE";
+    picFlags = this->Makefile->GetSafeDefinition(flagsVar.c_str());
+    }
+  if (!picFlags)
+    {
+    std::string flagsVar = "CMAKE_";
+    flagsVar += lang;
+    flagsVar += "_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC";
+    picFlags = this->Makefile->GetSafeDefinition(flagsVar.c_str());
+    }
+  if (picFlags)
+    {
+    std::vector<std::string> options;
+    cmSystemTools::ExpandListArgument(picFlags, options);
+    for(std::vector<std::string>::const_iterator oi = options.begin();
+        oi != options.end(); ++oi)
+      {
+      this->AppendFlags(flags, this->EscapeForShell(oi->c_str()).c_str());
+      }
+    }
+}
+
+//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void cmLocalGenerator::AddConfigVariableFlags(std::string& flags,
                                               const char* var,
                                               const char* config)
diff --git a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h
index cb84a30..1d8a7d1 100644
--- a/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h
+++ b/Source/cmLocalGenerator.h
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@ public:
 
   void AddLanguageFlags(std::string& flags, const char* lang,
                         const char* config);
-  void AddSharedFlags(std::string& flags, const char* lang, bool shared);
+  void AddCMP0018Flags(std::string &flags, cmTarget* target,
+                       std::string const& lang);
   void AddConfigVariableFlags(std::string& flags, const char* var,
                               const char* config);
   ///! Append flags to a string.
@@ -425,6 +426,11 @@ protected:
 private:
   std::string ConvertToOutputForExistingCommon(const char* remote,
                                                std::string const& result);
+
+  void AddSharedFlags(std::string& flags, const char* lang, bool shared);
+  bool GetShouldUseOldFlags(bool shared, const std::string &lang) const;
+  void AddPositionIndependentFlags(std::string& flags, std::string const& l,
+                                   int targetType);
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx
index 408f287..df89275 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmMakefileTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -245,9 +245,6 @@ std::string cmMakefileTargetGenerator::GetFlags(const std::string &l)
     std::string flags;
     const char *lang = l.c_str();
 
-    bool shared = ((this->Target->GetType() == cmTarget::SHARED_LIBRARY) ||
-                   (this->Target->GetType() == cmTarget::MODULE_LIBRARY));
-
     // Add language feature flags.
     this->AddFeatureFlags(flags, lang);
 
@@ -260,8 +257,7 @@ std::string cmMakefileTargetGenerator::GetFlags(const std::string &l)
       this->AddFortranFlags(flags);
       }
 
-    // Add shared-library flags if needed.
-    this->LocalGenerator->AddSharedFlags(flags, lang, shared);
+    this->LocalGenerator->AddCMP0018Flags(flags, this->Target, lang);
 
     // Add include directory flags.
     this->AddIncludeFlags(flags, lang);
diff --git a/Source/cmNinjaTargetGenerator.cxx b/Source/cmNinjaTargetGenerator.cxx
index 32b8f93..a362d13 100644
--- a/Source/cmNinjaTargetGenerator.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmNinjaTargetGenerator.cxx
@@ -140,11 +140,8 @@ cmNinjaTargetGenerator::ComputeFlagsForObject(cmSourceFile *source,
   //   }
 
   // Add shared-library flags if needed.
-  {
-  bool shared = ((this->Target->GetType() == cmTarget::SHARED_LIBRARY) ||
-                 (this->Target->GetType() == cmTarget::MODULE_LIBRARY));
-  this->GetLocalGenerator()->AddSharedFlags(flags, language.c_str(), shared);
-  }
+  this->LocalGenerator->AddCMP0018Flags(flags, this->Target,
+                                        language.c_str());
 
   // TODO: Handle response file.
   // Add include directory flags.
diff --git a/Source/cmPolicies.cxx b/Source/cmPolicies.cxx
index 37070b6..79af4d7 100644
--- a/Source/cmPolicies.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmPolicies.cxx
@@ -463,6 +463,34 @@ cmPolicies::cmPolicies()
     "The OLD behaviour is to always prefer files from CMAKE_MODULE_PATH over "
     "files from the CMake modules directory.",
     2,8,4,0, cmPolicies::WARN);
+
+    this->DefinePolicy(
+    CMP0018, "CMP0018",
+    "Ignore CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_<Lang>_FLAGS variable.",
+    "CMake 2.8.8 and lower compiled sources in SHARED and MODULE libraries "
+    "using the value of the undocumented CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_<Lang>_FLAGS "
+    "platform variable.  The variable contained platform-specific flags "
+    "needed to compile objects for shared libraries.  Typically it included "
+    "a flag such as -fPIC for position independent code but also included "
+    "other flags needed on certain platforms.  CMake 2.8.9 and higher "
+    "prefer instead to use the POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE target property to "
+    "determine what targets should be position independent, and new "
+    "undocumented platform variables to select flags while ignoring "
+    "CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_<Lang>_FLAGS completely."
+    "\n"
+    "The default for either approach produces identical compilation flags, "
+    "but if a project modifies CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_<Lang>_FLAGS from its "
+    "original value this policy determines which approach to use."
+    "\n"
+    "The OLD behavior for this policy is to ignore the "
+    "POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE property for all targets and use the modified "
+    "value of CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_<Lang>_FLAGS for SHARED and MODULE "
+    "libraries."
+    "\n"
+    "The NEW behavior for this policy is to ignore "
+    "CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_<Lang>_FLAGS whether it is modified or not and "
+    "honor the POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE target property.",
+    2,8,9,0, cmPolicies::WARN);
 }
 
 cmPolicies::~cmPolicies()
diff --git a/Source/cmPolicies.h b/Source/cmPolicies.h
index 3106248..6932565 100644
--- a/Source/cmPolicies.h
+++ b/Source/cmPolicies.h
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ public:
     /// target_link_libraries() fails if only argument is not a target
     CMP0016,
     CMP0017, ///< Prefer files in CMAKE_ROOT when including from CMAKE_ROOT
+    CMP0018, ///< Ignore language flags for shared libs, and adhere to
+    /// POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE property and *_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PI{E,C}
+    /// instead.
 
     /** \brief Always the last entry.
      *
diff --git a/Source/cmTarget.cxx b/Source/cmTarget.cxx
index c5ef9ff..4f3f2c5 100644
--- a/Source/cmTarget.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmTarget.cxx
@@ -756,6 +756,14 @@ void cmTarget::DefineProperties(cmake *cm)
      "(such as \"lib\") on a library name.");
 
   cm->DefineProperty
+    ("POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE", cmProperty::TARGET,
+     "Whether to create a position-independent target",
+     "The POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE property determines whether position "
+     "independent executables or shared libraries will be created.  "
+     "This property is true by default for SHARED and MODULE library "
+     "targets and false otherwise.");
+
+  cm->DefineProperty
     ("POST_INSTALL_SCRIPT", cmProperty::TARGET,
      "Deprecated install support.",
      "The PRE_INSTALL_SCRIPT and POST_INSTALL_SCRIPT properties are the "
@@ -1305,6 +1313,13 @@ void cmTarget::SetMakefile(cmMakefile* mf)
   this->SetProperty("INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES",
                     this->Makefile->GetProperty("INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES"));
 
+  if(this->TargetTypeValue == cmTarget::SHARED_LIBRARY
+      || this->TargetTypeValue == cmTarget::MODULE_LIBRARY)
+    {
+    this->SetProperty("POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE", "True");
+    }
+  this->SetPropertyDefault("POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE", 0);
+
   // Record current policies for later use.
   this->PolicyStatusCMP0003 =
     this->Makefile->GetPolicyStatus(cmPolicies::CMP0003);
diff --git a/Tests/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/CMakeLists.txt
index ef707e4..9deb8ac 100644
--- a/Tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -315,6 +315,24 @@ IF(BUILD_TESTING)
 
   ADD_TEST_MACRO(Module.GenerateExportHeader GenerateExportHeader)
 
+  if (APPLE OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU")
+    include(CheckCXXCompilerFlag)
+    check_cxx_compiler_flag(-fPIE run_pic_test)
+  else()
+    if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "PGI"
+        OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "PathScale"
+        OR CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "IRIX64"
+        OR CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "Intel")
+      set(run_pic_test 0)
+    else()
+      set(run_pic_test 1)
+    endif()
+  endif()
+
+  if (run_pic_test)
+    ADD_TEST_MACRO(PositionIndependentTargets PositionIndependentTargets)
+  endif()
+
   ADD_TEST(LinkFlags-prepare
     ${CMAKE_CTEST_COMMAND} -C \${CTEST_CONFIGURATION_TYPE}
     --build-and-test
diff --git a/Tests/PositionIndependentTargets/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/PositionIndependentTargets/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eec893d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/PositionIndependentTargets/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+
+project(PositionIndependentTargets)
+
+include(CheckCXXSourceCompiles)
+
+include_directories("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}") # For pic_test.h
+
+add_subdirectory(global)
+add_subdirectory(targets)
+
+add_executable(PositionIndependentTargets main.cpp)
diff --git a/Tests/PositionIndependentTargets/global/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/PositionIndependentTargets/global/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d662f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/PositionIndependentTargets/global/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+
+set(CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE True)
+
+add_executable(test_target_executable_global
+  "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../pic_main.cpp"
+)
+
+add_library(test_target_shared_library_global
+  SHARED "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../pic_lib.cpp"
+)
+set_target_properties(test_target_shared_library_global
+  PROPERTIES DEFINE_SYMBOL PIC_TEST_BUILD_DLL
+)
+
+add_library(test_target_static_library_global
+  STATIC "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../pic_lib.cpp"
+)
+set_target_properties(test_target_static_library_global
+  PROPERTIES COMPILE_DEFINITIONS PIC_TEST_STATIC_BUILD
+)
+
+
+file(READ
+  "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../pic_test.h"
+  PIC_HEADER_CONTENT
+)
+
+check_cxx_source_compiles(
+  "
+${PIC_HEADER_CONTENT}
+int main(int,char**) { return 0; }\n"
+  PIC_TRY_COMPILE_RESULT
+)
+
+if (NOT PIC_TRY_COMPILE_RESULT)
+  message(SEND_ERROR "TRY_COMPILE with content requiring __PIC__ failed. ${OUTPUT}")
+endif()
diff --git a/Tests/PositionIndependentTargets/main.cpp b/Tests/PositionIndependentTargets/main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e72cef7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/PositionIndependentTargets/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+int main(int,char**) { return 0; }
diff --git a/Tests/PositionIndependentTargets/pic_lib.cpp b/Tests/PositionIndependentTargets/pic_lib.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8b25a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/PositionIndependentTargets/pic_lib.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+
+#include "pic_test.h"
+
+class PIC_TEST_EXPORT Dummy
+{
+  int dummy();
+};
+
+int Dummy::dummy()
+{
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/Tests/PositionIndependentTargets/pic_main.cpp b/Tests/PositionIndependentTargets/pic_main.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a41a7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/PositionIndependentTargets/pic_main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+#include "pic_test.h"
+
+int main(int,char**) { return 0; }
diff --git a/Tests/PositionIndependentTargets/pic_test.h b/Tests/PositionIndependentTargets/pic_test.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f64557
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/PositionIndependentTargets/pic_test.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+
+#if defined(__ELF__)
+#  if !defined(__PIC__)
+#    error "The POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE property should cause __PIC__ to be defined on ELF platforms."
+#  endif
+#endif
+
+#if defined(PIC_TEST_STATIC_BUILD)
+#  define PIC_TEST_EXPORT
+#else
+#  if defined(_WIN32) || defined(WIN32) /* Win32 version */
+#    ifdef PIC_TEST_BUILD_DLL
+#      define PIC_TEST_EXPORT __declspec(dllexport)
+#    else
+#      define PIC_TEST_EXPORT __declspec(dllimport)
+#    endif
+#  else
+#    define PIC_TEST_EXPORT
+#  endif
+#endif
diff --git a/Tests/PositionIndependentTargets/targets/CMakeLists.txt b/Tests/PositionIndependentTargets/targets/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4724c85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/PositionIndependentTargets/targets/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+
+add_executable(test_target_executable_properties "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../pic_main.cpp")
+set_target_properties(test_target_executable_properties
+  PROPERTIES
+    POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE True
+)
+
+add_library(test_target_shared_library_properties SHARED "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../pic_lib.cpp")
+set_target_properties(test_target_shared_library_properties
+  PROPERTIES
+    POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE True
+    DEFINE_SYMBOL PIC_TEST_BUILD_DLL
+)
+
+add_library(test_target_static_library_properties STATIC "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../pic_lib.cpp")
+set_target_properties(test_target_static_library_properties
+  PROPERTIES
+    POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE True
+    COMPILE_DEFINITIONS PIC_TEST_STATIC_BUILD
+)
diff --git a/Tests/SystemInformation/SystemInformation.in b/Tests/SystemInformation/SystemInformation.in
index 90ae20a..ecbc054 100644
--- a/Tests/SystemInformation/SystemInformation.in
+++ b/Tests/SystemInformation/SystemInformation.in
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_FLAG == "${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_FLAG}"
 CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_FLAG_SEP == "${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_FLAG_SEP}"
 CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_STATIC_C_FLAGS == "${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_STATIC_C_FLAGS}"
 CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_DYNAMIC_C_FLAGS == "${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_DYNAMIC_C_FLAGS}"
+CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC == "${CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC}"
+CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIE == "${CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIE}"
+CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_DLL == "${CMAKE_C_COMPILE_OPTIONS_DLL}"
 
 // C shared module flags
 CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_C_FLAGS  == "${CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_C_FLAGS}"
@@ -49,6 +52,9 @@ CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_CXX_FLAG == "${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_CXX_FLA
 CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_CXX_FLAG_SEP == "${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_RUNTIME_CXX_FLAG_SEP}"
 CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_STATIC_CXX_FLAGS == "${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_STATIC_CXX_FLAGS}"
 CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_DYNAMIC_CXX_FLAGS == "${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_LINK_DYNAMIC_CXX_FLAGS}"
+CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC == "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIC}"
+CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIE == "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OPTIONS_PIE}"
+CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OPTIONS_DLL == "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILE_OPTIONS_DLL}"
 
 // CXX shared module flags
 CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_CREATE_CXX_FLAGS == "${CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_CREATE_CXX_FLAGS}"