The command line -mno-isel does not disable isel generation on e500v[12] targets.
Test case is: int foo (int x, int y) { if (x < y) return x; else return y; Compiled with -O2 -mno-isel -- Summary: Option -mno-isel not working Product: gcc Version: 4.4.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: target AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: edmar at freescale dot com GCC host triplet: powerpc-unkown-linux-gnuspe GCC target triplet: powerpc-unkown-linux-gnuspe http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=36425