Hi Bastian On Wed, Jan 14 2026, Bastian Blank wrote:
> No, PowerPC does not have any branch delay slots. It doesn't, but a function call on PowerPC requires a nop instruction after the branch instruction, which looks a lot like a delay slot. [1] The extra space is needed to manage the "TOC" that's particular to the PowerPC architecture. > Why the [@#$%] do you consider it a good use of our time to chase > ghosts? I am sorry you were offended. It was not a ghost to me. I could not think of a better place to ask than on -powerpc when porting my software. By the way, I did not notice until now that you copied debian-project on your response (or that your response triggered the broader AI discussion in the project in which I then participated). My initial email to -powerpc unequivocally expressed skepticism about the AI-generated materials, but I simply read everything that I thought might help me to resolve an obscure linker error. I never submitted an AI-generated contribution. In fact, I have never used an AI chatbot. Thank you to Richard Lewis for interpreting my original message in a friendly way. Kind regards Felix P.S. I do not subscribe to either of the lists. [1] https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=26164
