Add -fPIC to CXXFLAGS: ld: error: relocation R_PPC_ADDR16_HA cannot be used against local symbol; recompile with -fPIC >>> defined in api/dll/gparams_register_modules.o >>> referenced by gparams_register_modules.cpp >>> api/dll/gparams_register_modules.o:(gparams_register_modules()) Adding -Wl,-znotext to LDFLAGS doesn't help.