The PowerPC 970 was released in 2003 and was one of the first 64-bit processors developed for consumer-type computers, PowerMac G5 in this case.

ppc64 is an identifier commonly used within the Linux, GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) and LLVM open-source software communities to refer to the target architecture for applications optimized for 64-bit big-endian PowerPC and Power ISA processors.[1]

ppc64le is a pure little-endian mode that has been introduced with the POWER8 as the prime target for technologies provided by the OpenPOWER Foundation, aiming at enabling porting of the x86 Linux-based software with minimal effort.[2]

Details

These two identifiers are frequently used when compiling source code to identify the target architecture.[3]

64-bit Power and PowerPC processors are the following:

Defunct 64-bit PowerPC processors are the Motorola G5 and PowerPC e700.

References

  1. "Gentoo Handbook: Main Page". gentoo.org. April 2, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  2. "SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 on IBM POWER8" (PDF). novell.com. February 2014. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  3. "GNU Autoconf 2.63 Manual, Section 15.3 Compiling For Multiple Architectures". gnu.org. September 9, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
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