The HP Pascal/HP-UX compiler now can generate long-displacement code
sequences for referencing global data.
This behavior is triggered by the +k command-line option
and conflicts with generating Position Independent Code (PIC).
Compiling with +k becomes necessary in the rare case
when a program references a very large number of distinct variables
that are defined in shared libraries.
If this occurs, the linker issues a diagnostic message,
stating that the program should be re-compiled with the +k option.
Note that nearly all programs can reference shared-library data
without needing to be compiled with the +k option.
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