On Fri, Jan 10, 2025 at 02:31:03PM -0800, Paul Eggert wrote:
> Simon: Thanks for your bug report. "./config.guess --help" says to 
> report its bugs to config-patches@gnu.org, so I'm forwarding your bug 
> report there, and please followup there. (Autoconf merely copies 
> config.guess from upstream.) Thanks.
> 
> On 2025-01-10 14:22, Simon Sobisch wrote:
> > The script queries the output of uname, which is on the machine I test 
> > on (IBM Z with Unix System Services USS):
> > 
> > OS/390 S0W1 29.00 05 3931
> > 
> > because of OS/390 the script sets
> > 
> >      *:OS/390:*:*)
> >      GUESS=i370-ibm-openedition
> > 
> > The vendor ibm is correct, the os "openedition" _may_ be fine, but the 
> > cpu type is definitely not correct, standing for the 32bit mainframe 
> > architecture System/370 from 1970.
> > 
> > 
> > Instead, the cpu 3931 is part of the IBM Z architecture (z16, "Telum" 
> > from 2022).
> > 
> > Maybe _if_ there is any cpu part just place it in there (or do a mapping 
> > to zNN) or use a place holder like ibmZ?
> > 
> > 
> > See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Z
> > https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg248951.pdf
> > https://www.nextplatform.com/2024/08/27/ibm-shows-off-next-gen-ai- 
> > acceleration-on-chip-dpu-for-big-iron/

Simon, could you submit a patch addressing this issue, please?


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