Per the discussion on this topic last week, the following would be
appropriate for 1.4.3 (but should still be tested):

	o build lib/csu/c++/c++rt0.o with -fPIC
	o build gnu/lib/libstdc++ with -fPIC (this is the only
		base source library that uses c++rt0.o)
	o build all pkgsrc C++ libs with -fPIC as well (already the case)

and
	o neither non-C++ libraries, nor any other code should
	  include c++rt0.o

-pk