diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ca6a48984..fc11b90cf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ dummy := $(shell (export ROCKSDB_ROOT="$(CURDIR)"; \
                   export PORTABLE="$(PORTABLE)"; \
                   export ROCKSDB_NO_FBCODE="$(ROCKSDB_NO_FBCODE)"; \
                   export USE_CLANG="$(USE_CLANG)"; \
+                  export LIB_MODE="$(LIB_MODE)"; \
                   "$(CURDIR)/build_tools/build_detect_platform" "$(CURDIR)/make_config.mk"))
 # this file is generated by the previous line to set build flags and sources
 include make_config.mk
diff --git a/build_tools/build_detect_platform b/build_tools/build_detect_platform
index b1f8f1aed..a99f3a368 100755
--- a/build_tools/build_detect_platform
+++ b/build_tools/build_detect_platform
@@ -58,8 +58,11 @@ COMMON_FLAGS="-DROCKSDB_PLATFORM_POSIX -DROCKSDB_LIB_IO_POSIX"
 # Default to fbcode gcc on internal fb machines
 if [ -z "$ROCKSDB_NO_FBCODE" -a -d /mnt/gvfs/third-party ]; then
     FBCODE_BUILD="true"
-    # If we're compiling with TSAN we need pic build
+    # If we're compiling with TSAN or shared lib, we need pic build
     PIC_BUILD=$COMPILE_WITH_TSAN
+    if [ "$LIB_MODE" == "shared" ]; then
+      PIC_BUILD=1
+    fi
     if [ -n "$ROCKSDB_FBCODE_BUILD_WITH_481" ]; then
       # we need this to build with MySQL. Don't use for other purposes.
       source "$PWD/build_tools/fbcode_config4.8.1.sh"
diff --git a/build_tools/fbcode_config_platform009.sh b/build_tools/fbcode_config_platform009.sh
index 634e45891..e9cae8684 100644
--- a/build_tools/fbcode_config_platform009.sh
+++ b/build_tools/fbcode_config_platform009.sh
@@ -21,85 +21,63 @@ LIBGCC_LIBS=" -L $LIBGCC_BASE/lib"
 GLIBC_INCLUDE="$GLIBC_BASE/include"
 GLIBC_LIBS=" -L $GLIBC_BASE/lib"
 
-# snappy
-SNAPPY_INCLUDE=" -I $SNAPPY_BASE/include/"
 if test -z $PIC_BUILD; then
-  SNAPPY_LIBS=" $SNAPPY_BASE/lib/libsnappy.a"
+  MAYBE_PIC=
 else
-  SNAPPY_LIBS=" $SNAPPY_BASE/lib/libsnappy_pic.a"
+  MAYBE_PIC=_pic
 fi
+
+# snappy
+SNAPPY_INCLUDE=" -I $SNAPPY_BASE/include/"
+SNAPPY_LIBS=" $SNAPPY_BASE/lib/libsnappy${MAYBE_PIC}.a"
 CFLAGS+=" -DSNAPPY"
 
-if test -z $PIC_BUILD; then
-  # location of zlib headers and libraries
-  ZLIB_INCLUDE=" -I $ZLIB_BASE/include/"
-  ZLIB_LIBS=" $ZLIB_BASE/lib/libz.a"
-  CFLAGS+=" -DZLIB"
-
-  # location of bzip headers and libraries
-  BZIP_INCLUDE=" -I $BZIP2_BASE/include/"
-  BZIP_LIBS=" $BZIP2_BASE/lib/libbz2.a"
-  CFLAGS+=" -DBZIP2"
-
-  LZ4_INCLUDE=" -I $LZ4_BASE/include/"
-  LZ4_LIBS=" $LZ4_BASE/lib/liblz4.a"
-  CFLAGS+=" -DLZ4"
-fi
+# location of zlib headers and libraries
+ZLIB_INCLUDE=" -I $ZLIB_BASE/include/"
+ZLIB_LIBS=" $ZLIB_BASE/lib/libz${MAYBE_PIC}.a"
+CFLAGS+=" -DZLIB"
+
+# location of bzip headers and libraries
+BZIP_INCLUDE=" -I $BZIP2_BASE/include/"
+BZIP_LIBS=" $BZIP2_BASE/lib/libbz2${MAYBE_PIC}.a"
+CFLAGS+=" -DBZIP2"
+
+LZ4_INCLUDE=" -I $LZ4_BASE/include/"
+LZ4_LIBS=" $LZ4_BASE/lib/liblz4${MAYBE_PIC}.a"
+CFLAGS+=" -DLZ4"
 
 ZSTD_INCLUDE=" -I $ZSTD_BASE/include/"
-if test -z $PIC_BUILD; then
-  ZSTD_LIBS=" $ZSTD_BASE/lib/libzstd.a"
-else
-  ZSTD_LIBS=" $ZSTD_BASE/lib/libzstd_pic.a"
-fi
+ZSTD_LIBS=" $ZSTD_BASE/lib/libzstd${MAYBE_PIC}.a"
 CFLAGS+=" -DZSTD"
 
 # location of gflags headers and libraries
 GFLAGS_INCLUDE=" -I $GFLAGS_BASE/include/"
-if test -z $PIC_BUILD; then
-  GFLAGS_LIBS=" $GFLAGS_BASE/lib/libgflags.a"
-else
-  GFLAGS_LIBS=" $GFLAGS_BASE/lib/libgflags_pic.a"
-fi
+GFLAGS_LIBS=" $GFLAGS_BASE/lib/libgflags${MAYBE_PIC}.a"
 CFLAGS+=" -DGFLAGS=gflags"
 
 BENCHMARK_INCLUDE=" -I $BENCHMARK_BASE/include/"
-if test -z $PIC_BUILD; then
-  BENCHMARK_LIBS=" $BENCHMARK_BASE/lib/libbenchmark.a"
-else
-  BENCHMARK_LIBS=" $BENCHMARK_BASE/lib/libbenchmark_pic.a"
-fi
+BENCHMARK_LIBS=" $BENCHMARK_BASE/lib/libbenchmark${MAYBE_PIC}.a"
 
 # location of jemalloc
 JEMALLOC_INCLUDE=" -I $JEMALLOC_BASE/include/"
-JEMALLOC_LIB=" $JEMALLOC_BASE/lib/libjemalloc.a"
+JEMALLOC_LIB=" $JEMALLOC_BASE/lib/libjemalloc${MAYBE_PIC}.a"
 
-if test -z $PIC_BUILD; then
-  # location of numa
-  NUMA_INCLUDE=" -I $NUMA_BASE/include/"
-  NUMA_LIB=" $NUMA_BASE/lib/libnuma.a"
-  CFLAGS+=" -DNUMA"
+# location of numa
+NUMA_INCLUDE=" -I $NUMA_BASE/include/"
+NUMA_LIB=" $NUMA_BASE/lib/libnuma${MAYBE_PIC}.a"
+CFLAGS+=" -DNUMA"
 
-  # location of libunwind
-  LIBUNWIND="$LIBUNWIND_BASE/lib/libunwind.a"
-fi
+# location of libunwind
+LIBUNWIND="$LIBUNWIND_BASE/lib/libunwind${MAYBE_PIC}.a"
 
 # location of TBB
 TBB_INCLUDE=" -isystem $TBB_BASE/include/"
-if test -z $PIC_BUILD; then
-  TBB_LIBS="$TBB_BASE/lib/libtbb.a"
-else
-  TBB_LIBS="$TBB_BASE/lib/libtbb_pic.a"
-fi
+TBB_LIBS="$TBB_BASE/lib/libtbb${MAYBE_PIC}.a"
 CFLAGS+=" -DTBB"
 
 # location of LIBURING
 LIBURING_INCLUDE=" -isystem $LIBURING_BASE/include/"
-if test -z $PIC_BUILD; then
-  LIBURING_LIBS="$LIBURING_BASE/lib/liburing.a"
-else
-  LIBURING_LIBS="$LIBURING_BASE/lib/liburing_pic.a"
-fi
+LIBURING_LIBS="$LIBURING_BASE/lib/liburing${MAYBE_PIC}.a"
 CFLAGS+=" -DLIBURING"
 
 test "$USE_SSE" || USE_SSE=1
diff --git a/build_tools/gnu_parallel b/build_tools/gnu_parallel
index 6b7849b0e..757b25f11 100755
--- a/build_tools/gnu_parallel
+++ b/build_tools/gnu_parallel
@@ -1561,7 +1561,7 @@ sub save_stdin_stdout_stderr {
 	::die_bug("Can't dup STDERR: $!");
     open $Global::original_stdin, "<&", "STDIN" or
 	::die_bug("Can't dup STDIN: $!");
-    $Global::is_terminal = (-t $Global::original_stderr);
+    $Global::is_terminal = (-t $Global::original_stderr) && !$ENV{'CIRCLECI'} && !$ENV{'TRAVIS'};
 }
 
 sub enough_file_handles {