CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE

Default value for the POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE target property.

This variable is used to initialize the POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE property on targets that are not SHARED or MODULE library targets. If set, its value is also used by the try_compile() command.

The SHARED and MODULE library targets have by default position independent code enabled regardless of this variable. To disable PIC on these library types, only manually setting the target property disables it.

See Also

• The CheckPIESupported module to pass PIE-related options to the linker for executables.