--- makefile.orig	2020-10-27 01:00:36 UTC
+++ makefile
@@ -319,6 +319,9 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(firstword $(filter ppc64,$(UNAME))),ppc64)
 ARCHITECTURE := _x64
 endif
+ifeq ($(firstword $(filter powerpc64,$(UNAME))),powerpc64)
+ARCHITECTURE := _x64
+endif
 ifeq ($(firstword $(filter ppc64le,$(UNAME))),ppc64le)
 ARCHITECTURE := _x64
 endif
@@ -399,6 +402,13 @@ ifndef FORCE_DRC_C_BACKEND
 endif
 endif
 
+# powerpc has inline assembly support but no DRC
+ifeq ($(findstring powerpc,$(UNAME)),powerpc)
+ifndef FORCE_DRC_C_BACKEND
+	FORCE_DRC_C_BACKEND := 1
+endif
+endif
+
 # Autodetect BIGENDIAN
 # MacOSX
 ifndef BIGENDIAN
@@ -416,18 +426,26 @@ endif
 ifneq (,$(findstring s390x,$(UNAME)))
 BIGENDIAN := 1
 endif
+# FreeBSD
+ifneq (,$(findstring powerpc,$(UNAME)))
+ifneq (,$(findstring powerpc64le,$(UNAME)))
+BIGENDIAN := 0
+else
+BIGENDIAN := 1
+endif
+endif
 endif # BIGENDIAN
 
 ifndef PYTHON_EXECUTABLE
-PYTHON := python
+#PYTHON := python
 else
-PYTHON := $(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)
+#PYTHON := $(PYTHON_EXECUTABLE)
 endif
 
 ifneq ($(TARGETOS),asmjs)
-CC := $(SILENT)gcc
-LD := $(SILENT)g++
-CXX:= $(SILENT)g++
+#CC := $(SILENT)gcc
+#LD := $(SILENT)g++
+#CXX:= $(SILENT)g++
 endif
 
 #-------------------------------------------------
@@ -558,19 +576,19 @@ endif
 ifdef OVERRIDE_CC
 PARAMS += --CC='$(OVERRIDE_CC)'
 ifndef CROSS_BUILD
-CC := $(OVERRIDE_CC)
+#CC := $(OVERRIDE_CC)
 endif
 endif
 ifdef OVERRIDE_CXX
 PARAMS += --CXX='$(OVERRIDE_CXX)'
 ifndef CROSS_BUILD
-CXX := $(OVERRIDE_CXX)
+#CXX := $(OVERRIDE_CXX)
 endif
 endif
 ifdef OVERRIDE_LD
 PARAMS += --LD='$(OVERRIDE_LD)'
 ifndef CROSS_BUILD
-LD := $(OVERRIDE_LD)
+#LD := $(OVERRIDE_LD)
 endif
 endif