https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=105010
--- Comment #5 from Piotr Kubaj <pkubaj at anongoth dot pl> --- The command line output I pasted in the OP is actually from 12-20220320 (but 12-20220306 fails the same way). So I guess that fix did nothing for powerpc64-freebsd. Regarding .machine, I will check it tomorrow.