--- subversion-1.6.0/build.conf.pie
+++ subversion-1.6.0/build.conf
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ type = swig_lib
 lang = python
 path = subversion/bindings/swig/python/libsvn_swig_py
 libs = libsvn_client libsvn_wc libsvn_ra libsvn_delta libsvn_subr apriconv apr
-link-cmd = $(LINK) $(SWIG_PY_LIBS)
+link-cmd = $(LINK_LIB) $(SWIG_PY_LIBS)
 install = swig-py-lib
 # need special build rule to include -DSWIGPYTHON
 compile-cmd = $(COMPILE_SWIG_PY)
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ type = swig_lib
 lang = ruby
 path = subversion/bindings/swig/ruby/libsvn_swig_ruby
 libs = libsvn_client libsvn_wc libsvn_delta libsvn_subr apriconv apr
-link-cmd = $(LINK) $(SWIG_RB_LIBS)
+link-cmd = $(LINK_LIB) $(SWIG_RB_LIBS)
 install = swig-rb-lib
 # need special build rule to include
 compile-cmd = $(COMPILE_SWIG_RB)
--- subversion-1.6.0/build/generator/gen_base.py.pie
+++ subversion-1.6.0/build/generator/gen_base.py
@@ -413,6 +413,9 @@ class TargetExe(TargetLinked):
     self.manpages = options.get('manpages', '')
     self.testing = options.get('testing')
 
+    if self.install == 'test' or self.install == 'bdb-test':
+      self.link_cmd = '$(LINK_TEST)'
+
   def add_dependencies(self):
     TargetLinked.add_dependencies(self)
 
@@ -455,8 +458,11 @@ class TargetLib(TargetLinked):
     self.msvc_fake = options.get('msvc-fake') == 'yes' # has fake target
     self.msvc_export = options.get('msvc-export', '').split()
 
-    ### hmm. this is Makefile-specific
-    self.link_cmd = '$(LINK_LIB)'
+    ### more Makefile-specific stuff:
+    if self.install == 'test':
+      self.link_cmd = '$(LINK_TEST_LIB)'
+    elif self.link_cmd == '$(LINK)':
+      self.link_cmd = '$(LINK_LIB)'
 
 class TargetApacheMod(TargetLib):
 
--- subversion-1.6.0/Makefile.in.pie
+++ subversion-1.6.0/Makefile.in
@@ -184,8 +185,11 @@ COMPILE_JAVAHL_CXX = $(LIBTOOL) $(LTCXXF
 COMPILE_JAVAHL_JAVAC = $(JAVAC) $(JAVAC_FLAGS)
 COMPILE_JAVAHL_JAVAH = $(JAVAH)
 
-LINK_LIB = $(LINK) -rpath $(libdir)
-LINK = $(LIBTOOL) $(LTFLAGS) --mode=link $(CC) $(LT_LDFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -rpath $(libdir)
+BASE_LINK = $(LIBTOOL) $(LTFLAGS) --mode=link $(CC) $(LT_LDFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS)
+LINK = $(BASE_LINK) -pie
+LINK_TEST = $(BASE_LINK) -no-install
+LINK_LIB = $(BASE_LINK) -rpath $(libdir)
+LINK_TEST_LIB = $(BASE_LINK)
 LINK_CXX = $(LIBTOOL) $(LTCXXFLAGS) --mode=link $(CXX) $(LT_LDFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -rpath $(libdir)
 
 # special link rule for mod_dav_svn