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+# Cross build profile for ppc64 big-endian GNU.
+
+XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE="ppc64"
+XBPS_TARGET_QEMU_MACHINE="ppc64"
+XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET="powerpc64-linux-gnu"
+XBPS_CROSS_CFLAGS="-mcpu=970 -mtune=power9 -maltivec -mabi=elfv2"
+XBPS_CROSS_CXXFLAGS="$XBPS_CROSS_CFLAGS"
+XBPS_CROSS_FFLAGS=""
+XBPS_CROSS_RUSTFLAGS="--sysroot=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr"
+XBPS_CROSS_RUST_TARGET="powerpc64-unknown-linux-gnu"