This package ships only static libraries and they are compiled with -fPIC
to let reverse dependencies use the static libraries as part of shared
libraries and PIE binaries.

The exception is discussed in this thread:
 https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2016/09/msg00277.html

 -- Balint Reczey <rbalint@chaos.sz13.dyndns.org>, Wed, 28 Sep 2016 21:08:21 +0200