diff --git a/antlr.spec b/antlr.spec
index bd818b7..060f3ff 100644
--- a/antlr.spec
+++ b/antlr.spec
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 Summary:        ANother Tool for Language Recognition
 Name:           antlr
 Version:        2.7.7
-Release:        1jpp.3
+Release:        1jpp.4%{?dist}
 Epoch:          0
 License:        Public Domain
 URL:            http://www.antlr.org/
@@ -156,6 +156,23 @@ cp work/lib/antlr.jar .  # make expects to find it here
 export CLASSPATH=.
 %configure --without-examples
 make
+
+pushd lib/cpp/src/
+    mkdir temp_holder_for_nonpic
+    mv libantlr.a temp_holder_for_nonpic/
+    make clean
+
+    # Compile with PIC
+    make CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS} -fPIC"
+
+    # Move files out
+    mv libantlr.a libantlr-pic.a 
+    mv temp_holder_for_nonpic/libantlr.a .
+
+    # Cleanup temp dir
+    rmdir temp_holder_for_nonpic
+popd
+
 find . -type f > /tmp/antlr.filelist
 rm antlr.jar             # no longer needed
 %endif
@@ -186,6 +203,7 @@ cp -p %{SOURCE2} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_bindir}/antlr-java
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT{%{headers},%{_libdir}}
 install -m 644 lib/cpp/antlr/*.hpp $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{headers}
 install -m 644 lib/cpp/src/libantlr.a $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}
+install -m 644 lib/cpp/src/libantlr-pic.a $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}
 install -m 755 scripts/antlr-config $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_bindir}
 
 # javadoc
@@ -281,6 +299,7 @@ fi
 %{_javadir}/%{name}*.jar
 %{headers}
 %{_libdir}/libantlr.a
+%{_libdir}/libantlr-pic.a
 %defattr(0755,root,root,0755)
 %ghost %{_bindir}/antlr
 %{_bindir}/antlr-config
@@ -308,6 +327,9 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Jun 12 2007 Deepak Bhole <dbhole@redhat.com> 2.7.7-1jpp.4.fc8
+- Added a PIC compiled archive (bz# 242305)
+
 * Thu Jun 07 2007 Deepak Bhole <dbhole@redhat.com> 2.7.7-1jpp.3
 - Applied patch to fix conditionals (from skasal at redhat dot com)