Compile failure libGL.a

["Gudjon I. Gudjonsson" <gudjon@mc2.chalmers.se>]

Hi
   Has anyone had the following problem when compiling C++ programs:
"/usr/X11R6/lib/libGL.a: could not read symbols: Bad value"
I found this on the internet which is the same problem in Ubuntu.
http://www.cegui.org.uk/mantis/view.php?id=7
But my question is the following. Assuming the problem stems from libGL.a not 
having been compiled with the -fPIC option. Can I recompile it safely with 
this option? I downloaded the Debian version of xorg-x11-6.9.0.dfsg.1 but 
decided to ask the list before continuing.

Regards
Gudjon