With this configure and build: [descartes:gcc/mainline/objdir] gcc-test% cat ../build-and-check-gcc #!/bin/tcsh /bin/rm -rf *; env CC=/pkgs/gcc-4.2.0-64/bin/gcc ../configure --build=powerpc64-apple-darwin8.8.0 --host=powerpc64-apple-darwin8.8.0 --target=powerpc64-apple-darwin8.8.0 --with-gmp=/pkgs/gmp-4.2.1-64/ --with-mpfr=/pkgs/gmp-4.2.1-64/ --prefix=/pkgs/gcc-4.3.0-64; make -j 4 bootstrap BOOT_LDFLAGS='-Wl,-search_paths_first' >& build.log && (make install) && (make -k -j 8 check RUNTESTFLAGS="--target_board 'unix{-mcpu=970/-m64}'" >& check.log ; make mail-report-with-warnings.log)
bootstrap fails with configure: error: "libffi has not been ported to powerpc64-apple-darwin8.8.0." make[1]: *** [configure-target-libffi] Error 1 make: *** [bootstrap] Error 2 -- Summary: Bootstrap error: "libffi has not been ported to powerpc64-apple-darwin8.8.0" Product: gcc Version: 4.3.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: bootstrap AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: lucier at math dot purdue dot edu GCC build triplet: powerpc64-apple-darwin8.8.0 GCC host triplet: powerpc64-apple-darwin8.8.0 GCC target triplet: powerpc64-apple-darwin8.8.0 http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=30134