--- /dev/null
+Linking currently fails on powerpc64 and powerpc64le when configured
+with --without-versioned, as follows:
+../src/.libs/libasound.so: undefined reference to `.__snd_pcm_hw_params_set_format_first'
+(And many similar messages.)
+
+This appears to be due to a very old (2003) workaround for powerpc64,
+(introduced by commit 06221f86) in include/alsa-symbols.h which alters
+symbol names. While it was probably necessary at the time, it does not
+appear to be necessary now and removing it fixes the build.
+
+Signed-off-by: Sam Bobroff <sam.bobroff@au1.ibm.com>
+---
+ include/alsa-symbols.h | 25 ++++---------------------
+ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/include/alsa-symbols.h b/include/alsa-symbols.h
+index 51cb982..0cb0b9f 100644
+--- a/include/alsa-symbols.h
++++ b/include/alsa-symbols.h
+@@ -29,19 +29,10 @@
+ #define INTERNAL_CONCAT2_2(Pre, Post) Pre##Post
+ #define INTERNAL(Name) INTERNAL_CONCAT2_2(__, Name)
+
+-#ifdef __powerpc64__
+-# define symbol_version(real, name, version) \
+- __asm__ (".symver " ASM_NAME(#real) "," ASM_NAME(#name) "@" #version); \
+- __asm__ (".symver ." ASM_NAME(#real) ",." ASM_NAME(#name) "@" #version)
+-# define default_symbol_version(real, name, version) \
+- __asm__ (".symver " ASM_NAME(#real) "," ASM_NAME(#name) "@@" #version); \
+- __asm__ (".symver ." ASM_NAME(#real) ",." ASM_NAME(#name) "@@" #version)
+-#else
+-# define symbol_version(real, name, version) \
+- __asm__ (".symver " ASM_NAME(#real) "," ASM_NAME(#name) "@" #version)
+-# define default_symbol_version(real, name, version) \
+- __asm__ (".symver " ASM_NAME(#real) "," ASM_NAME(#name) "@@" #version)
+-#endif
++#define symbol_version(real, name, version) \
++__asm__ (".symver " ASM_NAME(#real) "," ASM_NAME(#name) "@" #version)
++#define default_symbol_version(real, name, version) \
++__asm__ (".symver " ASM_NAME(#real) "," ASM_NAME(#name) "@@" #version)
+
+ #ifdef USE_VERSIONED_SYMBOLS
+ #define use_symbol_version(real, name, version) \
+@@ -50,13 +41,6 @@
+ default_symbol_version(real, name, version)
+ #else
+ #define use_symbol_version(real, name, version) /* nothing */
+-#ifdef __powerpc64__
+-#define use_default_symbol_version(real, name, version) \
+- __asm__ (".weak " ASM_NAME(#name)); \
+- __asm__ (".weak ." ASM_NAME(#name)); \
+- __asm__ (".set " ASM_NAME(#name) "," ASM_NAME(#real)); \
+- __asm__ (".set ." ASM_NAME(#name) ",." ASM_NAME(#real))
+-#else
+ #if defined(__alpha__) || defined(__mips__)
+ #define use_default_symbol_version(real, name, version) \
+ __asm__ (".weak " ASM_NAME(#name)); \
+@@ -67,6 +51,5 @@
+ __asm__ (".set " ASM_NAME(#name) "," ASM_NAME(#real))
+ #endif
+ #endif
+-#endif
+
+ #endif /* __ALSA_SYMBOLS_H */
+--
+2.10.0.297.gf6727b0
+