Index: source/configure.in
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--- source/configure.in	(Revision 16229)
+++ source/configure.in	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -1719,6 +1719,9 @@
 			LDSHFLAGS="-Wl,-G,-bexpall"
 			DYNEXP="-Wl,-brtl,-bexpall,-bbigtoc"
 			PICFLAGS="-O2"
+			# as AIX code is always position independent...
+			# .po will just create compile warnings, use .o:
+			PICSUFFIX="o"
 			if test "${GCC}" != "yes"; then
 				## for funky AIX compiler using strncpy()
 				CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -D_LINUX_SOURCE_COMPAT -qmaxmem=32000"