I have compiled a self-hosting 64 bit debian in a ibm pseries. It can be download from: ftp.las.ic.unicamp.br:/pub/debian-ppc64/debian-ppc64.tar.bz2 The biggest problem by now is in linking libpng. The linker is failing with "unresolvable R_PPC64_REL24 relocation against symbol `.png_malloc_default@@PNG12_0' " See the bug 275529 for details. I will follow Josselin Mouette advice and see if I can solve the problem. Rafael