From e5e205bdda38bfbfbdd18782548b0cbe5a304ecd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Curtis Hamilton <hamiltcl@verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 14:18:01 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Work around for issuea #383 and #443

For some reason 'gcc -print-file-name' does not return path for startup files on powerpc64.  This is a work around.
---
 src/compiler/fbc.bas | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/compiler/fbc.bas b/src/compiler/fbc.bas
index 8e32c5d6d..f7c293551 100644
--- a/src/compiler/fbc.bas
+++ b/src/compiler/fbc.bas
@@ -394,6 +394,35 @@ private function fbcBuildPathToLibFile( byval file as zstring ptr ) as string
 	end if
 	#endif
 
+	'' FreeBSD: Prefer base system locations for CRT objects.
+	'' Do this *before* invoking gcc -print-file-name, because on some setups
+	'' gcc may return just the basename (no sysroot configured).
+	if( fbGetCpuFamily( ) = FB_CPUFAMILY_PPC64 ) then
+		select case lcase( *file )
+		case "crt1.o", "gcrt1.o", "crti.o", "crtn.o", _
+		     "crtbegin.o", "crtbeginS.o", "crtend.o", "crtendS.o"
+			dim as string tryfile
+
+			tryfile = "/usr/lib/" + *file
+			if( hFileExists( tryfile ) ) then
+				function = tryfile
+				exit function
+			end if
+
+			tryfile = "/usr/lib64/" + *file
+			if( hFileExists( tryfile ) ) then
+				function = tryfile
+				exit function
+			end if
+
+			tryfile = "/lib/" + *file
+			if( hFileExists( tryfile ) ) then
+				function = tryfile
+				exit function
+			end if
+		end select
+	end if
+
 	'' Does it exist in our lib/?
 	if( hFileExists( found ) ) then
 		'' Overrides anything else
@@ -4191,6 +4220,20 @@ private sub hSetDefaultLibPaths( )
 	'' and the current path
 	fbcAddDefLibPath( "." )
 
+	''
+	'' FreeBSD base system libraries live in /usr/lib and /lib.
+	'' When fbc invokes ld directly (not via cc), it must provide these
+	'' search paths explicitly so -lc/-lm/-lpthread/-lncurses/-lgcc can
+	'' be resolved by the linker.
+	''
+	'' Only add them for native builds (no --sysroot); cross builds should
+	'' rely on --sysroot or explicit -p/-P paths.
+	''
+	if(fbGetCpuFamily( ) = FB_CPUFAMILY_PPC64) andalso (len( fbc.sysroot ) = 0) ) then
+		fbcAddDefLibPath( "/usr/lib" )
+		fbcAddDefLibPath( "/lib" )
+	end if
+
 #ifndef ENABLE_STANDALONE
 	'' Add gcc's private lib directory, to find libgcc
 	'' This is for installing into Unix-like systems, and not for

From df36ee3deaa1268c7fffec989b73aa4ab5be2efa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Curtis Hamilton <hamiltcl@verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:44:22 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Fix Powerpc64 work around

---
 src/compiler/fbc.bas | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/compiler/fbc.bas b/src/compiler/fbc.bas
index f7c293551..a9fba685d 100644
--- a/src/compiler/fbc.bas
+++ b/src/compiler/fbc.bas
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ private function fbcBuildPathToLibFile( byval file as zstring ptr ) as string
 				exit function
 			end if
 
-			tryfile = "/usr/lib64/" + *file
+			tryfile = "/usr/lib/" + *file
 			if( hFileExists( tryfile ) ) then
 				function = tryfile
 				exit function
@@ -4229,8 +4229,10 @@ private sub hSetDefaultLibPaths( )
 	'' Only add them for native builds (no --sysroot); cross builds should
 	'' rely on --sysroot or explicit -p/-P paths.
 	''
-	if(fbGetCpuFamily( ) = FB_CPUFAMILY_PPC64) andalso (len( fbc.sysroot ) = 0) ) then
+	if( (fbGetCpuFamily( ) = FB_CPUFAMILY_PPC64) andalso (len( fbc.sysroot ) = 0) ) then
 		fbcAddDefLibPath( "/usr/lib" )
+		fbcAddDefLibPath( "/usr/lib64" )
+		fbcAddDefLibPath( "/usr/local/lib" )
 		fbcAddDefLibPath( "/lib" )
 	end if
 
@@ -4319,6 +4321,7 @@ private sub hAddDefaultLibs( )
 				defined(__FB_OPENBSD__) or _
 				defined(__FB_NETBSD__)
 				fbcAddDefLibPath( "/usr/X11R6/lib" )
+				fbcAddDefLibPath( "/usr/local/lib" )
 			#endif
 
 			#if defined(__FB_DARWIN__) and defined(ENABLE_XQUARTZ)

From 07e56fb715e78ec3a920fe564902b0b48472974a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Curtis Hamilton <hamiltcl@verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:27:41 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Revert unintended change

---
 src/compiler/fbc.bas | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/compiler/fbc.bas b/src/compiler/fbc.bas
index a9fba685d..7adf505ca 100644
--- a/src/compiler/fbc.bas
+++ b/src/compiler/fbc.bas
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ private function fbcBuildPathToLibFile( byval file as zstring ptr ) as string
 				exit function
 			end if
 
-			tryfile = "/usr/lib/" + *file
+			tryfile = "/usr/lib64/" + *file
 			if( hFileExists( tryfile ) ) then
 				function = tryfile
 				exit function