https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=81084
--- Comment #24 from Andrew Jenner <andrewjenner at gcc dot gnu.org> --- Sorry for my lack of communication on this. Realistically, it doesn't look like I'm going to be able to get the powerpcspe port to the appropriate state by the GCC 8 rc1, so please feel free to deprecate or remove as you see fit. I will continue to work on it with the aim of re-adding it in stage 1. Thanks.