This patch is a Solaris-specific hack; it will not be submitted upstream.

--- Python-3.4.0/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py.~2~	2014-04-30 09:23:26.632873134 -0700
+++ Python-3.4.0/Lib/distutils/sysconfig.py	2014-04-30 10:49:42.395635789 -0700
@@ -221,6 +221,22 @@
         else:
             archiver = ar + ' ' + ar_flags
 
+        # Force PIC compilation. Determine if GNU compiler or otherwise
+        # and set the PIC flag(s) accordingly. Defaults to Studio compiler.
+        if re.search('-.PIC', cflags) == None:
+            try:
+                out = os.popen(cc + ' --version 2>/dev/null', 'r')
+                out_string = out.read()
+                out.close()
+                result = re.search(' (\d+\.\d+(\.\d+)*)', out_string)
+                kpic_flags = "-fPIC -DPIC" if result else "-KPIC -DPIC"
+            except ImportError:
+                # The only time the above should fail is during boot-strapping
+                # when time (os imports subprocess which imports time) is not
+                # yet available.  Assume Studio compiler for that case.
+                kpic_flags = "-KPIC -DPIC"
+            cflags += ' ' + kpic_flags
+
         cc_cmd = cc + ' ' + cflags
         compiler.set_executables(
             preprocessor=cpp,