More than 2Gb of static memory with powerpc64

[Segher Boessenkool]

> However, I'm having problems compiling the same program in a PowerPC
> system (64-bit). It seems to me that the -mcmodel=medium only applies
> for x86-64 systems.

That is correct.

> I have been using -mpowerpc64 to ensure it compiles a 64-bit  
> version for
> the PowerPC, but I don't know how (or if it's possible) to address  
> more
> than 2Gb of static memory in this architecture.

-mpowerpc64 enables the use of 64-bit instructions, and treats the
general purpose registers as 64-bit; it does not make your program
a 64-bit program, use -m64 for that.


Segher