diff --git a/bootstrap/unix-44/OPP.c b/bootstrap/unix-44/OPP.c
index 561e1feb..2357ee63 100644
--- a/bootstrap/unix-44/OPP.c
+++ b/bootstrap/unix-44/OPP.c
@@ -1665,6 +1665,9 @@ static void OPP_Block (OPT_Node *procdec, OPT_Node *statseq)
 				obj->typ = OPT_undftyp;
 				OPP_CheckMark(&obj->vis);
 				if (OPP_sym == 9) {
+					if (((((((((__STRCMP(obj->name, "INTEGER") == 0 || __STRCMP(obj->name, "SHORTINT") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "LONGINT") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "HUGEINT") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "LONGREAL") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "REAL") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "CHAR") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "SET") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "TRUE") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "FALSE") == 0) {
+						OPM_Mark(-310, OPM_curpos);
+					}
 					OPS_Get(&OPP_sym);
 					OPP_TypeDecl(&obj->typ, &obj->typ);
 				} else if (OPP_sym == 34 || OPP_sym == 20) {
diff --git a/bootstrap/unix-44/extTools.c b/bootstrap/unix-44/extTools.c
index 858c9514..1ed38a02 100644
--- a/bootstrap/unix-44/extTools.c
+++ b/bootstrap/unix-44/extTools.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static void extTools_execute (CHAR *title, ADDRESS title__len, CHAR *cmd, ADDRES
 
 static void extTools_InitialiseCompilerCommand (CHAR *s, ADDRESS s__len)
 {
-	__COPY("gcc -g", s, s__len);
+	__COPY("gcc -fPIC -g", s, s__len);
 	Strings_Append((CHAR*)" -I \"", 6, (void*)s, s__len);
 	Strings_Append(OPM_ResourceDir, 1024, (void*)s, s__len);
 	Strings_Append((CHAR*)"/include\" ", 11, (void*)s, s__len);
diff --git a/bootstrap/unix-48/OPP.c b/bootstrap/unix-48/OPP.c
index 561e1feb..2357ee63 100644
--- a/bootstrap/unix-48/OPP.c
+++ b/bootstrap/unix-48/OPP.c
@@ -1665,6 +1665,9 @@ static void OPP_Block (OPT_Node *procdec, OPT_Node *statseq)
 				obj->typ = OPT_undftyp;
 				OPP_CheckMark(&obj->vis);
 				if (OPP_sym == 9) {
+					if (((((((((__STRCMP(obj->name, "INTEGER") == 0 || __STRCMP(obj->name, "SHORTINT") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "LONGINT") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "HUGEINT") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "LONGREAL") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "REAL") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "CHAR") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "SET") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "TRUE") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "FALSE") == 0) {
+						OPM_Mark(-310, OPM_curpos);
+					}
 					OPS_Get(&OPP_sym);
 					OPP_TypeDecl(&obj->typ, &obj->typ);
 				} else if (OPP_sym == 34 || OPP_sym == 20) {
diff --git a/bootstrap/unix-48/extTools.c b/bootstrap/unix-48/extTools.c
index 858c9514..1ed38a02 100644
--- a/bootstrap/unix-48/extTools.c
+++ b/bootstrap/unix-48/extTools.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static void extTools_execute (CHAR *title, ADDRESS title__len, CHAR *cmd, ADDRES
 
 static void extTools_InitialiseCompilerCommand (CHAR *s, ADDRESS s__len)
 {
-	__COPY("gcc -g", s, s__len);
+	__COPY("gcc -fPIC -g", s, s__len);
 	Strings_Append((CHAR*)" -I \"", 6, (void*)s, s__len);
 	Strings_Append(OPM_ResourceDir, 1024, (void*)s, s__len);
 	Strings_Append((CHAR*)"/include\" ", 11, (void*)s, s__len);
diff --git a/bootstrap/unix-88/OPP.c b/bootstrap/unix-88/OPP.c
index e3ffa285..5145e858 100644
--- a/bootstrap/unix-88/OPP.c
+++ b/bootstrap/unix-88/OPP.c
@@ -1665,6 +1665,9 @@ static void OPP_Block (OPT_Node *procdec, OPT_Node *statseq)
 				obj->typ = OPT_undftyp;
 				OPP_CheckMark(&obj->vis);
 				if (OPP_sym == 9) {
+					if (((((((((__STRCMP(obj->name, "INTEGER") == 0 || __STRCMP(obj->name, "SHORTINT") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "LONGINT") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "HUGEINT") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "LONGREAL") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "REAL") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "CHAR") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "SET") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "TRUE") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "FALSE") == 0) {
+						OPM_Mark(-310, OPM_curpos);
+					}
 					OPS_Get(&OPP_sym);
 					OPP_TypeDecl(&obj->typ, &obj->typ);
 				} else if (OPP_sym == 34 || OPP_sym == 20) {
diff --git a/bootstrap/unix-88/extTools.c b/bootstrap/unix-88/extTools.c
index 858c9514..1ed38a02 100644
--- a/bootstrap/unix-88/extTools.c
+++ b/bootstrap/unix-88/extTools.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static void extTools_execute (CHAR *title, ADDRESS title__len, CHAR *cmd, ADDRES
 
 static void extTools_InitialiseCompilerCommand (CHAR *s, ADDRESS s__len)
 {
-	__COPY("gcc -g", s, s__len);
+	__COPY("gcc -fPIC -g", s, s__len);
 	Strings_Append((CHAR*)" -I \"", 6, (void*)s, s__len);
 	Strings_Append(OPM_ResourceDir, 1024, (void*)s, s__len);
 	Strings_Append((CHAR*)"/include\" ", 11, (void*)s, s__len);
diff --git a/bootstrap/windows-48/OPP.c b/bootstrap/windows-48/OPP.c
index 561e1feb..2357ee63 100644
--- a/bootstrap/windows-48/OPP.c
+++ b/bootstrap/windows-48/OPP.c
@@ -1665,6 +1665,9 @@ static void OPP_Block (OPT_Node *procdec, OPT_Node *statseq)
 				obj->typ = OPT_undftyp;
 				OPP_CheckMark(&obj->vis);
 				if (OPP_sym == 9) {
+					if (((((((((__STRCMP(obj->name, "INTEGER") == 0 || __STRCMP(obj->name, "SHORTINT") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "LONGINT") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "HUGEINT") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "LONGREAL") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "REAL") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "CHAR") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "SET") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "TRUE") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "FALSE") == 0) {
+						OPM_Mark(-310, OPM_curpos);
+					}
 					OPS_Get(&OPP_sym);
 					OPP_TypeDecl(&obj->typ, &obj->typ);
 				} else if (OPP_sym == 34 || OPP_sym == 20) {
diff --git a/bootstrap/windows-48/extTools.c b/bootstrap/windows-48/extTools.c
index 858c9514..1ed38a02 100644
--- a/bootstrap/windows-48/extTools.c
+++ b/bootstrap/windows-48/extTools.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static void extTools_execute (CHAR *title, ADDRESS title__len, CHAR *cmd, ADDRES
 
 static void extTools_InitialiseCompilerCommand (CHAR *s, ADDRESS s__len)
 {
-	__COPY("gcc -g", s, s__len);
+	__COPY("gcc -fPIC -g", s, s__len);
 	Strings_Append((CHAR*)" -I \"", 6, (void*)s, s__len);
 	Strings_Append(OPM_ResourceDir, 1024, (void*)s, s__len);
 	Strings_Append((CHAR*)"/include\" ", 11, (void*)s, s__len);
diff --git a/bootstrap/windows-88/OPP.c b/bootstrap/windows-88/OPP.c
index e3ffa285..5145e858 100644
--- a/bootstrap/windows-88/OPP.c
+++ b/bootstrap/windows-88/OPP.c
@@ -1665,6 +1665,9 @@ static void OPP_Block (OPT_Node *procdec, OPT_Node *statseq)
 				obj->typ = OPT_undftyp;
 				OPP_CheckMark(&obj->vis);
 				if (OPP_sym == 9) {
+					if (((((((((__STRCMP(obj->name, "INTEGER") == 0 || __STRCMP(obj->name, "SHORTINT") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "LONGINT") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "HUGEINT") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "LONGREAL") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "REAL") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "CHAR") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "SET") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "TRUE") == 0) || __STRCMP(obj->name, "FALSE") == 0) {
+						OPM_Mark(-310, OPM_curpos);
+					}
 					OPS_Get(&OPP_sym);
 					OPP_TypeDecl(&obj->typ, &obj->typ);
 				} else if (OPP_sym == 34 || OPP_sym == 20) {
diff --git a/bootstrap/windows-88/extTools.c b/bootstrap/windows-88/extTools.c
index 858c9514..1ed38a02 100644
--- a/bootstrap/windows-88/extTools.c
+++ b/bootstrap/windows-88/extTools.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static void extTools_execute (CHAR *title, ADDRESS title__len, CHAR *cmd, ADDRES
 
 static void extTools_InitialiseCompilerCommand (CHAR *s, ADDRESS s__len)
 {
-	__COPY("gcc -g", s, s__len);
+	__COPY("gcc -fPIC -g", s, s__len);
 	Strings_Append((CHAR*)" -I \"", 6, (void*)s, s__len);
 	Strings_Append(OPM_ResourceDir, 1024, (void*)s, s__len);
 	Strings_Append((CHAR*)"/include\" ", 11, (void*)s, s__len);