Turn on position independent code for MFEM builds
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- Dominant language
- C++
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- Forks
- 36
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Description
This has come up in several niche cases and has no side effects that I know of. We should turn it on by default in our MFEM builds.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue names MFEM builds but no file or test; start by locating the repository's MFEM build configuration and compiler-option entry point. Verify how a default build is configured and define done as position-independent code being enabled by default, with any existing build checks still passing.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100