http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=59909
Bug ID: 59909 Summary: Quad memory bootstrap issues on little endian powerpc64 power8 systems Product: gcc Version: 4.9.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: major Priority: P3 Component: target Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: meissner at gcc dot gnu.org Using the current sources, the GCC 4.9 compiler will not bootstrap if the default target is power8 on a little endian system. The cause is the new quad word load/store support does not deal with swapping words after doing the load, and before doing the store.