Index: configure
===================================================================
--- configure.orig
+++ configure
@@ -2937,7 +2937,11 @@ POST_OBJS_FLAGS := -Wl,-no-whole-archive
 	linux*)
 		_plugin_prefix="lib"
 		_plugin_suffix=".so"
-		CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -fpic"
+		if [ $_host_cpu = powerpc ]; then 
+			CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -fPIC"
+		else
+			CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -fpic"
+		fi
 		LIBS="$LIBS -ldl"
 _mak_plugins='
 PLUGIN_EXTRA_DEPS =