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@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ To build a `shared library`__ set the ``BUILD_SHARED_LIBS`` CMake variable to
 
 __ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_%28computing%29#Shared_libraries
 
+
+To build a `static library` with position independent code (required if the main
+consumer of the fmt library is a shared library i.e. a Python extension) set the
+``CMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE`` CMake variable to ``TRUE``::
+
+  cmake -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=TRUE ...
+
+
 Installing the Library
 ======================