diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-ppc64 b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-ppc64
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+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.Common.linux-ppc64
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+# CONFIG.Common.linux-ppc64
+#
+# $Id$
+# This file is maintained by the build community.
+#
+# Definitions for linux-ppc64 target builds
+# Sites may override these definitions in CONFIG_SITE.Common.linux-ppc64
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Include definitions common to all linux targets
+include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG.Common.linuxCommon
+
+ARCH_CLASS = ppc64
+
+ARCH_DEP_CPPFLAGS += -D_ppc_64_
+ARCH_DEP_CFLAGS += -m64
+ARCH_DEP_LDFLAGS += -m64
+
diff --git a/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-ppc64.Common b/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-ppc64.Common
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+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-ppc64.Common
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+# CONFIG.linux-ppc64.Common
+#
+# $Id$
+# This file is maintained by the build community.
+#
+# Definitions for linux-ppc64 host builds
+# Sites may override these definitions in CONFIG_SITE.linux-ppc64.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-ppc64.linux-ppc64 b/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-ppc64.linux-ppc64
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+++ b/configure/os/CONFIG.linux-ppc64.linux-ppc64
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+#  CONFIG.linux-ppc64.linux-ppc64
+#
+# $Id$
+#
+# Definitions for linux-ppc64 host - linux-ppc64 target builds
+# Sites may override these definitions in CONFIG_SITE.linux-ppc64.linux-ppc64
+#-------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Include common gnu compiler definitions
+include $(CONFIG)/os/CONFIG.linux-x86.linux-x86
+