diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-ppc b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-ppc
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+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-ppc
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+# CONFIG.Common.linux-ppc
+#
+# This file is maintained by the build community.
+#
+# Definitions for linux-ppc target builds
+# Sites may override these definitions in CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-ppc
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Include definitions common to all Unix targets
+include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG.Common.linuxCommon
+
+#
+# Set OS-specific information
+#
+ARCH_CLASS = ppc
+
+ARCH_DEP_CPPFLAGS += -D_ppc_
+
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-ppc.Common b/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-ppc.Common
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+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-ppc.Common
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+# CONFIG.linux-ppc.Common
+#
+# This file is maintained by the build community.
+#
+# Definitions for linux-ppc host builds
+# Sites may override these definitions in CONFIG_SITE.linux-ppc.Common
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+#Include definitions common to unix hosts
+include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG.UnixCommon.Common
+
+WIND_HOST_TYPE = ppc-linux
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-ppc.linux-ppc b/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-ppc.linux-ppc
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+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-ppc.linux-ppc
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+#  CONFIG.linux-ppc.linux-ppc
+#
+#
+# Definitions for linux-ppc host - linux-ppc target builds
+# Sites may override these definitions in CONFIG_SITE.linux-ppc.linux-ppc
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Include common gnu compiler definitions
+include $(CONFIG)/CONFIG.gnuCommon
+
+GNU_DIR = /usr
+
+CC = $(GNU_BIN)/gcc
+CCC = $(GNU_BIN)/g++
+
+SHRLIB_LDFLAGS = -shared -fPIC
+LOADABLE_SHRLIB_LDFLAGS = -shared -fPIC
+
+GNU_LDLIBS_YES = -lgcc
+