# \[Chapel Merge\] Add a workaround for arch linux pic support

**URL:** <https://chapel.discourse.group/t/chapel-merge-add-a-workaround-for-arch-linux-pic-support/12422>\
**Category:** Commits\
**Created:** [May 12, 2022, 7:37pm UTC](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/chapel-merge-add-a-workaround-for-arch-linux-pic-support/12422 "2022-05-12T19:37:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![mppf1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@mppf1](https://chapel.discourse.group/u/mppf1)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2022, 7:37pm UTC](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/chapel-merge-add-a-workaround-for-arch-linux-pic-support/12422/1 "2022-05-12T19:37:32Z")

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Branch: refs/heads/main  
Revision: 38ceff6  
Author: mppf  
Link: [Add a workaround for arch linux pic support by mppf · Pull Request #19785 · chapel-lang/chapel · GitHub](https://github.com/chapel-lang/chapel/pull/19785)  
Log Message:

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Merge pull request #19785 from mppf/add-pic-workaround-arch

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Add a workaround for arch linux pic support

This PR arranges for `CHPL_LIB_PIC` to default to `pic` instead of `none` on arch linux.

See also [When is setting CHPL\_LIB\_PIC necessary for working build?](https://chapel.discourse.group/t/when-is-setting-chpl-lib-pic-necessary-for-working-build/12339) .

Reviewed by @lydia-duncan - thanks!

- [x] verified that `make; make check` in the default config works on Arch after this change

- [x] full local testing