Hello,

> > How about using the following as a workaround?  Too messy?
> please don't.
As a quick, temporary fix?  Yes, it's messy but without it the package won't build.

> > POWERPC_ARCHS=		powerpc ppc
> > .if !empty(POWERPC_ARCHS:M${MACHINE_ARCH}) || ${OPSYS} == "AIX"
> > .if ${OPSYS} != "Darwin"
> > CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--disable-asm-optimizations
> > CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--disable-altivec
> > .endif
> > .endif
> 
> this should be fixed in bsd.prefs.mk, not in Makefiles of individual
> packages.

Couldn't agree more - MACHINE_PLATFORM should be more consistent across different operating systems.
I'll have a look at the AIX files...

have fun
Michael