title: How to install psycopg2-2.6 with python2.6
body: <p>my linux server: 2.6.18 RHEL5</p>
  
  <p>gcc version: gcc (GCC) 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-51)</p>
  
  <p>installed rpm packages:</p>
  
  <pre><code>python26-2.6.5-4.el5
  python26-devel-2.6.5-4.el5
  postgresql-devel-8.1.23-1
  postgresql-libs-8.1.23-1
  postgresql-devel-8.1.23-1
  postgresql-8.1.23-1
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>when I run "python2.6 setup.py install", the error message is:</p>
  
  <pre><code>gcc -pthread -shared build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/psycopg/psycopgmodule.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/psycopg/green.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/psycopg/pqpath.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/psycopg/utils.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/psycopg/bytes_format.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/psycopg/connection_int.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/psycopg/connection_type.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/psycopg/cursor_int.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/psycopg/cursor_type.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/psycopg/diagnostics_type.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/psycopg/error_type.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/psycopg/lobject_int.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/psycopg/lobject_type.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/psycopg/notify_type.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/psycopg/xid_type.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/psycopg/adapter_asis.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/psycopg/adapter_binary.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/psycopg/adapter_datetime.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/psycopg/adapter_list.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/psycopg/adapter_pboolean.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/psycopg/adapter_pdecimal.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/psycopg/adapter_pint.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/psycopg/adapter_pfloat.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/psycopg/adapter_qstring.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/psycopg/microprotocols.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/psycopg/microprotocols_proto.o build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/psycopg/typecast.o -L. -L/usr/lib64 -lpython2.6 -lpq -o build/lib.linux-x86_64-2.6/psycopg2/_psycopg.so
  /usr/bin/ld: build/temp.linux-x86_64-2.6/psycopg/psycopgmodule.o: relocation R_X86_64_PC32 against `lobjectType' can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
  /usr/bin/ld: final link failed: Bad value
  collect2: ld return 1
  error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>when I use "gcc -fPIC", the result is still the same.</p>