2 files changed, 1 insertions, 69 deletions
diff --git a/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/le/configure b/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/le/configure
index 66bb5dcc1a..bca80cec76 100644
--- a/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/le/configure
+++ b/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/le/configure
@@ -1,49 +1,9 @@
 # This file is generated from configure.ac by Autoconf.  DO NOT EDIT!
  # Local configure fragment for sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64le.
 
-
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking if $CC supports binary128 floating point type" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking if $CC supports binary128 floating point type... " >&6; }
-if ${libc_cv_compiler_powerpc64le_binary128_ok+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
-CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Werror -mfloat128"
-cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-
-__float128 a, b, c, d, e;
-int i;
-
-__float128
-foobar (__float128 x)
-{
-  a = __builtin_nansq ("0");
-  b = __builtin_huge_valq ();
-  c = __builtin_infq ();
-  d = __builtin_fabsq (x);
-  e = __builtin_nanq ("0");
-  i = __builtin_signbit (x);
-  return __builtin_copysignq (x, x);
-}
-
-_ACEOF
-if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
-  libc_cv_compiler_powerpc64le_binary128_ok=yes
-else
-  libc_cv_compiler_powerpc64le_binary128_ok=no
-fi
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
-CFLAGS="$save_CFLAGS"
-fi
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $libc_cv_compiler_powerpc64le_binary128_ok" >&5
-$as_echo "$libc_cv_compiler_powerpc64le_binary128_ok" >&6; }
-if test "$libc_cv_compiler_powerpc64le_binary128_ok" != "yes"; then :
-  critic_missing="$critic_missing binary128 floating point type (GCC >= 6.2) is required on powerpc64le."
-fi
-
 OLD_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
 CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $libc_cv_cc_submachine"
+
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking if the target machine is at least POWER8" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking if the target machine is at least POWER8... " >&6; }
 if ${libc_cv_target_power8_ok+:} false; then :
diff --git a/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/le/configure.ac b/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/le/configure.ac
index 20a49d89e8..7f2c9fbf1f 100644
--- a/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/le/configure.ac
+++ b/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/le/configure.ac
@@ -1,34 +1,6 @@
 GLIBC_PROVIDES dnl See aclocal.m4 in the top level source directory.
 # Local configure fragment for sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64le.
 
-dnl Require binary128 floating point support on powerpc64le (available in
-dnl GCC 6.2).
-AC_CACHE_CHECK([if $CC supports binary128 floating point type],
-	       libc_cv_compiler_powerpc64le_binary128_ok, [dnl
-save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
-CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Werror -mfloat128"
-AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([[
-__float128 a, b, c, d, e;
-int i;
-
-__float128
-foobar (__float128 x)
-{
-  a = __builtin_nansq ("0");
-  b = __builtin_huge_valq ();
-  c = __builtin_infq ();
-  d = __builtin_fabsq (x);
-  e = __builtin_nanq ("0");
-  i = __builtin_signbit (x);
-  return __builtin_copysignq (x, x);
-}
-]])],
-		  [libc_cv_compiler_powerpc64le_binary128_ok=yes],
-		  [libc_cv_compiler_powerpc64le_binary128_ok=no])
-CFLAGS="$save_CFLAGS"])
-AS_IF([test "$libc_cv_compiler_powerpc64le_binary128_ok" != "yes"],
-      [critic_missing="$critic_missing binary128 floating point type (GCC >= 6.2) is required on powerpc64le."])
-
 dnl Require at least POWER8 on powerpc64le
 OLD_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
 CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $libc_cv_cc_submachine"