diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.aix-ppc b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.aix-ppc
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+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.aix-ppc
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+# CONFIG.Common.aix-ppc
+#
+# This file is maintained by the build community.
+#
+# Definitions for aix-ppc target builds
+# Sites may override these definitions in CONFIG_SITE.Common.aix-ppc
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Include definitions common to all Unix targets
+include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG.Common.UnixCommon
+
+#
+# Set OS-specific information
+#
+OS_CLASS = AIX
+ARCH_CLASS = ppc
+
+CODE_CPPFLAGS = -D_REENTRANT
+
+POSIX_CPPFLAGS_YES = -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=199506L -D_POSIX_THREADS -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=500 -D_ALL_SOURCE
+POSIX_CPPFLAGS_NO =
+POSIX_LDLIBS_YES = -lpthread
+
+#SHARED_LIBRARIES=NO
+
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.aix-ppc-gnu b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.aix-ppc-gnu
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..38488c9b3
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+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.aix-ppc-gnu
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# CONFIG.Common.aix-ppc-gnu
+#
+# This file is maintained by the build community.
+#
+# Definitions for aix-ppc target builds
+# Sites may override these definitions in CONFIG_SITE.Common.aix-ppc
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Include definitions common to all aix-ppc  target archs
+include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG.Common.aix-ppc
+
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.aix-ppc-gnu.Common b/configure/os/CONFIG.aix-ppc-gnu.Common
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index 000000000..6feb484cf
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+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.aix-ppc-gnu.Common
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# CONFIG.aix-ppc-gnu.Common
+#
+# $Id$
+# This file is maintained by the build community.
+#
+# Definitions for aix-ppc gnu compiler host builds
+# Sites may override these definitions in CONFIG_SITE.aix-ppc-gnu.Common
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+#Include definitions common to aix-ppc hosts
+include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG.aix-ppc.Common
+
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.aix-ppc.Common b/configure/os/CONFIG.aix-ppc.Common
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d791599e1
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+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.aix-ppc.Common
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# CONFIG.aix-ppc.Common
+#
+# This file is maintained by the build community.
+#
+# Definitions for aix-ppc host builds
+# Sites may override these definitions in CONFIG_SITE.aix-ppc.Common
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+#Include definitions common to unix hosts
+include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG.UnixCommon.Common