Reverted the behaviour of gcc compilation so that the -fPIC option is used.
Destoyed the temporary 'c_modules' branch.
Merged the fixes to the relaxation curve-fitting C modules from the 'c_modules' branch to the main development line '1.2'. Revisions r2386:2390 of 'c_modules' were merged.
A fix for the -fPIC compilation bug (#5473). Some problems remain.
bugfix for bug#5501
Compilation with -fPIC and -pedantic.
A few modifications to try to eliminate the segfault.
Creating a private branch to play with the C modules.
Changed the function order to be alphabetical.
Added elimination of Monte Carlo simulations to the sample scripts.