With this configure and build: #!/bin/tcsh /bin/rm -rf * ; env CC='/pkgs/gcc-4.2.0-64/bin/gcc' ../configure --host=powerpc64-apple-darwin8.8.0 --target=powerpc64-apple-darwin8.8.0 --build=powerpc64-apple-darwin8.8.0 --prefix=/pkgs/gcc-4.2.0-64-test --with-gmp=/pkgs/gmp-4.2.1-64 --with-mpfr=/pkgs/gmp-4.2.1-64 ; make -j 2 bootstrap BOOT_LDFLAGS='-Wl,-search_paths_first' > & build.log && (make install) && (make -k -j 4 check RUNTESTFLAGS="--target_board 'unix{-mcpu=970/-m64}'" >& check.log ; make mail-report-with-warnings.log)
and this source: Fri Mar 9 19:56:47 EST 2007 Sat Mar 10 00:56:47 UTC 2007 (revision 122781M) I get comparison failures: Comparing stages 2 and 3 warning: ./cc1-checksum.o differs warning: ./cc1obj-checksum.o differs warning: ./cc1plus-checksum.o differs Bootstrap comparison failure! ./reload.o differs -- Summary: Bootstrap comparison failure Product: gcc Version: 4.2.0 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=31122