Merge pull request #5051 from jsquyres/pr/v3.0.x/remove-power7be-configure-block

v3.0.x: remove power7be configure block

Author: bwbarrett

NEWS

@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ it is possible for items to appear more than once in the list.
 3.0.2 -- May, 2018
 ------------------
 
+- Disable the POWER 7/BE block in configure.  Note that POWER 7/BE is
+  still not a supported platform, but it is no longer automatically
+  disabled.  See
+  https://github.com/open-mpi/ompi/issues/4349#issuecomment-374970982
+  for more information.
+
+
 3.0.1 -- March, 2018
 ----------------------
 

configure.ac

@@ -84,17 +84,6 @@ AS_IF([test "$host" != "$target"],
       [AC_MSG_WARN([Cross-compile detected])
        AC_MSG_WARN([Cross-compiling is only partially supported])
        AC_MSG_WARN([Proceed at your own risk!])])
-# Check for architectures that we explicitly no longer support
-case "${host}" in
-    powerpc-*|powerpc64-*|ppc-*)
-        AC_MSG_ERROR([Big endian PPC is no longer supported.])
-        ;;
-esac
-case "${target}" in
-    powerpc-*|powerpc64-*|ppc-*)
-        AC_MSG_ERROR([Big endian PPC is no longer supported.])
-        ;;
-esac
 
 # AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS alters CFLAGS (e.g., adds -g -O2)
 OPAL_VAR_SCOPE_PUSH([CFLAGS_save])