https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=115800
--- Comment #9 from Segher Boessenkool <segher at gcc dot gnu.org> --- (In reply to Andreas Schwab from comment #7) > It is generally assumed that powerpc64le-*-* implies POWER7+ (glibc even > requires POWER8+). This is independent of the older -mlittle support (which > doesn't have a separate config triple). p8 even, yes. There never were p7+ or p8+ processors btw. You probably mean "something at least as new as p7", but for older processors the + was part of the name! Typically for the second release of a CPU. So better not overload it for other things that can already be nicely described L0(
