diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
index 471d7ba0d699f16b3470c772b27cf501f0cfd0ed..4429a51d57a5957adbe50c896205037c5be00f99 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
+2001-08-16  Franz Sirl  <Franz.Sirl-kernel@lauterbach.com>
+
+	* configure.target: Set LIMITSH for powerpc-*-*.
+	* config/cpu/powerpc/bits/limits.h: New file.
+
 2001-08-16  Marc Espie <espie@openbsd.org>
+
 	* configure.in:  Check for <sys/types.h>.
 	* configure:  Rebuild.
 	* config.h.in:  Rebuild.
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/config/cpu/powerpc/bits/limits.h b/libstdc++-v3/config/cpu/powerpc/bits/limits.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f0ff04dedaa106817981d0c18b3c4432ce790142
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/config/cpu/powerpc/bits/limits.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+//
+// This file is part of the GNU ISO C++ Library.  This library is free
+// software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+// terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+// Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+// any later version.
+
+// This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+// with this library; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
+// Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307,
+// USA.
+
+// As a special exception, you may use this file as part of a free software
+// library without restriction.  Specifically, if other files instantiate
+// templates or use macros or inline functions from this file, or you compile
+// this file and link it with other files to produce an executable, this
+// file does not by itself cause the resulting executable to be covered by
+// the GNU General Public License.  This exception does not however
+// invalidate any other reasons why the executable file might be covered by
+// the GNU General Public License.
+
+#ifndef _GLIBCPP_CPU_LIMITS
+#define _GLIBCPP_CPU_LIMITS 1
+
+#define __glibcpp_long_double_bits 64
+
+#endif
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/configure.target b/libstdc++-v3/configure.target
index c82bedcb60388b5cbcc8cda22212dac8c9a8a279..26ad5120ae012ed2e4269baa17c90a8150581f1f 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/configure.target
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/configure.target
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ case "${target}" in
    i?86-*-*)
      LIMITSH=config/cpu/i386
      ;;
+   powerpc-*-*)
+     LIMITSH=config/cpu/powerpc
+     ;;
    *)
      LIMITSH=config/cpu/generic
      ;;