diff -Naur mpich2-1.0.6p1/confdb/aclocal_shl.m4 mpich2-1.0.6p1.new/confdb/aclocal_shl.m4
--- mpich2-1.0.6p1/confdb/aclocal_shl.m4	2007-05-16 09:39:01.000000000 -0400
+++ mpich2-1.0.6p1.new/confdb/aclocal_shl.m4	2008-05-09 09:04:35.000000000 -0400
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
     # For example, include the libname as ${LIBNAME_SHL}
     #C_LINK_SHL='${CC} -shared -Wl,-h,<finallibname>'
     # May need -fPIC 
-    CC_SHL='${CC} -fpic'
+    CC_SHL='${CC} -fPIC'
     #C_LINKPATH_SHL="-Wl,-rpath -Wl,"
     # More recent versions allow multiple args, separated by commas
     C_LINKPATH_SHL="-Wl,-rpath,"
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
     gcc)
     # For example, include the libname as ${LIBNAME_SHL}
     #C_LINK_SHL='${CC} -shared -Wl,-h,<finallibname>'
-    pac_cc_sharedlibs='gcc -shared -fpic'
+    pac_cc_sharedlibs='gcc -shared -fPIC'
     pac_clink_sharedlibs='gcc -shared'
     ;;
     libtool)
diff -Naur mpich2-1.0.6p1/configure mpich2-1.0.6p1.new/configure
--- mpich2-1.0.6p1/configure	2008-05-09 09:08:14.000000000 -0400
+++ mpich2-1.0.6p1.new/configure	2008-05-09 09:06:52.000000000 -0400
@@ -9061,24 +9061,24 @@
 	 # if the compiler allows it (e.g., building with gcc but
 	 # a different Fortran compiler. Another option is to
 	 # *require* g77.
-	 { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking whether $F77 allows -shared -fpic" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking whether $F77 allows -shared -fpic... " >&6; }
+	 { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking whether $F77 allows -shared -fPIC" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking whether $F77 allows -shared -fPIC... " >&6; }
 	 rm -f conftest.f
 	 cat > conftest.f <<EOF
        program main
        end
 EOF
-         if $F77 -shared -fpic -o conftest conftest.f >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
-	     FC_SHL="$F77 -shared -fpic"
+         if $F77 -shared -fPIC -o conftest conftest.f >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+	     FC_SHL="$F77 -shared -fPIC"
              { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: yes" >&5
 $as_echo "yes" >&6; }
          else
              { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
 $as_echo "no" >&6; }
-             { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking whether $F77 allows -fpic" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking whether $F77 allows -fpic... " >&6; }
-             if $F77 -fpic -o conftest conftest.f >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
-	         FC_SHL="$F77 -fpic"
+             { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking whether $F77 allows -fPIC" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking whether $F77 allows -fPIC... " >&6; }
+             if $F77 -fPIC -o conftest conftest.f >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+	         FC_SHL="$F77 -fPIC"
                  { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: yes" >&5
 $as_echo "yes" >&6; }
              else
@@ -10118,7 +10118,7 @@
     gcc)
     if test "$pac_cv_f90_vendor" = gnu -o "$F90" = "g95" ; then
         # If we have the GNU Fortran 95 compiler (untested)
-        F90_SHL="$F90 -shared -fpic"
+        F90_SHL="$F90 -shared -fPIC"
         F90_LINKPATH_SHL="-Wl,-rpath -Wl,"
     else
         case "$pac_cv_f90_vendor" in
@@ -10129,13 +10129,13 @@
 
 	    intel)
 	    # Intel implements the GNU options
-	    F90_SHL="$F90 -shared -fpic"
+	    F90_SHL="$F90 -shared -fPIC"
             F90_LINKPATH_SHL="-Wl,-rpath -Wl,"
 	    ;;
 
 	    pgi)
 	    # Portland Group implements the GNU options
-	    F90_SHL="$F90 -shared -fpic"
+	    F90_SHL="$F90 -shared -fPIC"
             F90_LINKPATH_SHL="-Wl,-rpath -Wl,"
 	    ;;
 
@@ -11155,7 +11155,7 @@
 	;;
 	gcc)
         # Assume that the compiler is g++ if gcc style shared libraries chosen
-        CXX_SHL="$CXX -shared -fpic"
+        CXX_SHL="$CXX -shared -fPIC"
         CXX_LINKPATH_SHL="-Wl,-rpath -Wl,"
 	;;
 	cygwin|cygwin-gcc)
@@ -12906,7 +12906,7 @@
     # For example, include the libname as ${LIBNAME_SHL}
     #C_LINK_SHL='${CC} -shared -Wl,-h,<finallibname>'
     # May need -fPIC
-    CC_SHL='${CC} -fpic'
+    CC_SHL='${CC} -fPIC'
     #C_LINKPATH_SHL="-Wl,-rpath -Wl,"
     # More recent versions allow multiple args, separated by commas
     C_LINKPATH_SHL="-Wl,-rpath,"
@@ -13174,7 +13174,7 @@
     gcc)
     # For example, include the libname as ${LIBNAME_SHL}
     #C_LINK_SHL='${CC} -shared -Wl,-h,<finallibname>'
-    pac_cc_sharedlibs='gcc -shared -fpic'
+    pac_cc_sharedlibs='gcc -shared -fPIC'
     pac_clink_sharedlibs='gcc -shared'
     ;;
     libtool)