I am able to verify that the regex for gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/ppc-and-1.c is incorrect as previously diagnosed on the gcc mailing list...
http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2006-09/msg00030.html ...and that the following change fixes the problem... --- gcc-4.2-20060901/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/ppc-and-1.c 2006-08-13 14:10:07.000000000 -0400 +++ gcc-4.2-20060901.allocate/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/ppc-and-1.c 2006-09-01 20:10:44.000000000 -0400 @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ /* { dg-do compile { target { powerpc*-*-* && lp64 } } } */ /* { dg-options "-O2" } */ -/* { dg-final { scan-assembler "rlwinm \[0-9\]+,\[0-9\]+,0,0,30" } } */ -/* { dg-final { scan-assembler "rlwinm \[0-9\]+,\[0-9\]+,0,29,30" } } */ +/* { dg-final { scan-assembler "rlwinm r\[0-9\]+,r\[0-9\]+,0,0,30" } } */ +/* { dg-final { scan-assembler "rlwinm r\[0-9\]+,r\[0-9\]+,0,29,30" } } */ /* { dg-final { scan-assembler-not "rldicr" } } */ /* Origin:Pete Steinmetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> */ ...with this change this test properly passes at -m64 on Darwin... Executing on host: /sw/src/fink.build/gcc4-4.1.999-20060902/darwin_objdir/gcc/xgcc -B/sw/src/fink.build/gcc4-4.1.999-20060902/darwin_objdir/gcc/ /sw/src/fink.build/ gcc4-4.1.999-20060902/gcc-4.2-20060902/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/ppc-and-1.c -O2 -fno-show-column -S -m64 -o ppc-and-1.s (timeout = 300) PASS: gcc.target/powerpc/ppc-and-1.c (test for excess errors) PASS: gcc.target/powerpc/ppc-and-1.c scan-assembler rlwinm r[0-9]+,r[0-9]+,0,0,30 PASS: gcc.target/powerpc/ppc-and-1.c scan-assembler rlwinm r[0-9]+,r[0-9]+,0,29,30 PASS: gcc.target/powerpc/ppc-and-1.c scan-assembler-not rldicr -- Summary: regex wrong for gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/ppc- and-1.c Product: gcc Version: 4.2.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: testsuite AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: howarth at nitro dot med dot uc dot edu GCC build triplet: powerpc-apple-darwin8 GCC host triplet: powerpc-apple-darwin8 GCC target triplet: powerpc-apple-darwin8 http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=28950