Summary of my parrot 8.1.0 configuration:
  configdate='Sun Feb 25 12:00:56 2018 GMT'
  Platform:
    osname=linux, archname=ppc64le-linux-thread-multi
    perl=/usr/bin/perl, gc=GMS
  Compiler:
    cc='gcc', ccflags='-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Werror=format-security -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -Wp,-D_GLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS -fexceptions -fstack-protector-strong -grecord-gcc-switches -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-cc1 -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-annobin-cc1 -m64 -mcpu=power8 -mtune=power8 -fstack-clash-protection -fwrapv  -I/usr/local/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -DDISABLE_GC_DEBUG=1 -DNDEBUG -DHAS_GETTEXT',
    optimize='-O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Werror=format-security -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -Wp,-D_GLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS -fexceptions -fstack-protector-strong -grecord-gcc-switches -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-cc1 -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-annobin-cc1 -m64 -mcpu=power8 -mtune=power8 -fstack-clash-protection'
  Linker and Libraries:
    link='gcc', linkflags='-Wl,-z,relro -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-ld -fstack-protector-strong -L/usr/local/lib -Wl,-E',
    ld='gcc', ldflags='-Wl,-z,relro -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-ld -fstack-protector-strong -L/usr/local/lib',
    cc_ldflags='',
    libs='-lpthread -lresolv -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lrt -lgmp -lreadline '
  Dynamic Linking:
    cc_shared='-fPIC', link_dynamic='-Wl,--enable-new-dtags -Wl,-z,relro -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-ld',
    ld_share_flags='-lpthread -shared -Wl,-z,relro -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-ld -L/usr/local/lib -fstack-protector-strong -fPIC',
    ld_load_flags='-lpthread -shared -Wl,-z,relro -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-ld -L/usr/local/lib -fstack-protector-strong -fPIC'
  Extensions:
    o='.o', a='.a', exe='', share_ext='.so', load_ext='.so'
  Misc Programs:
    ar='ar', ranlib=':', make='gmake', make_set_make='#'
  Types:
    iv=long, intvalsize=8, intsize=4, opcode_t=long, opcode_t_size=8,
    nv=double, numvalsize=8, doublesize=8, longdoublesize=16
    ptrsize=8,  byteorder=12345678
