diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+2010-05-10    <guravage@caterpie.sen.cwi.nl>
+
+	* VirtualLeaf.pro: Added -fPIC option to QMAKE_CXXFLAGS.
+
diff --git a/src/VirtualLeaf.pro b/src/VirtualLeaf.pro
--- a/src/VirtualLeaf.pro
+++ b/src/VirtualLeaf.pro
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ unix {
  CC = /usr/bin/gcc 
  QWTDIR = /ufs/guravage/opt/qwt-5.2.1-svn
  QMAKE_LIBDIR += $$QWTDIR/lib 
- QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -I/usr/include/libxml2
+ QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -fPIC -I/usr/include/libxml2
  QMAKE_LFLAGS += -fPIC
  LIBS += -lxml2 -lz -lm 
 }
diff --git a/src/build_models/ChangeLog b/src/build_models/ChangeLog
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/build_models/ChangeLog
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+2010-05-10    <guravage@caterpie.sen.cwi.nl>
+
+	* plugin_test.pro: Added -fPIC option to QMAKE_CXXFLAGS.
+	* plugin_meinhardt.pro: ditto
+	* plugin_auxingrowth.pro: ditto
+
+
diff --git a/src/build_models/plugin_auxingrowth.pro b/src/build_models/plugin_auxingrowth.pro
--- a/src/build_models/plugin_auxingrowth.pro
+++ b/src/build_models/plugin_auxingrowth.pro
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ TEMPLATE = lib
 
 unix {
  LIBS += -Llib -lvleaf
- QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -I/usr/include/libxml2
+ QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -fPIC -I/usr/include/libxml2
  QMAKE_LFLAGS += -fPIC
 }
 
diff --git a/src/build_models/plugin_meinhardt.pro b/src/build_models/plugin_meinhardt.pro
--- a/src/build_models/plugin_meinhardt.pro
+++ b/src/build_models/plugin_meinhardt.pro
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ TEMPLATE = lib
 
 unix {
  LIBS += -Llib -lvleaf
- QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -I/usr/include/libxml2
+ QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -fPIC -I/usr/include/libxml2
  QMAKE_LFLAGS += -fPIC
 }
 
diff --git a/src/build_models/plugin_test.pro b/src/build_models/plugin_test.pro
--- a/src/build_models/plugin_test.pro
+++ b/src/build_models/plugin_test.pro
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ TEMPLATE = lib
 
 unix {
  LIBS += -Llib -lvleaf
- QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -I/usr/include/libxml2
+ QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -fPIC -I/usr/include/libxml2
  QMAKE_LFLAGS += -fPIC
 }