diff -Naur testsuite.old/ChangeLog testsuite/ChangeLog
--- testsuite.old/ChangeLog	2005-03-02 13:28:23.757211464 -0800
+++ testsuite/ChangeLog	2005-03-02 13:56:01.659188904 -0800
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2005-03-02  Paul Gilliam  <pgilliam@us.ibm.com>
+
+        * gdb.arch/altivec-abi.exp: Added -maltivec to compiler flags.
+        * gdb.arch/altivec-regs.exp: Likewise
+
 2004-03-01  Paul Gilliam  <pgilliam@us.ibm.com>
 
         * lib/gdb.exp: added 'skip_altivec_tests', a modification of
diff -Naur testsuite.old/gdb.arch/altivec-abi.exp testsuite/gdb.arch/altivec-abi.exp
--- testsuite.old/gdb.arch/altivec-abi.exp	2005-03-02 13:28:23.759211160 -0800
+++ testsuite/gdb.arch/altivec-abi.exp	2005-03-02 13:30:27.210216176 -0800
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@
 set binfile ${objdir}/${subdir}/${testfile}
 set srcfile ${testfile}.c
 
-if  { [gdb_compile ${srcdir}/${subdir}/${srcfile} ${binfile} executable {debug additional_flags=-w}] != "" } {
+set compile_options {debug additional_flags=-w additional_flags=-maltivec}
+
+if  { [gdb_compile ${srcdir}/${subdir}/${srcfile} ${binfile} executable $compile_options] != "" } {
      gdb_suppress_entire_file "Testcase compile failed, so all tests in this file will automatically fail."
 }
 
diff -Naur testsuite.old/gdb.arch/altivec-regs.exp testsuite/gdb.arch/altivec-regs.exp
--- testsuite.old/gdb.arch/altivec-regs.exp	2005-03-02 13:28:23.759211160 -0800
+++ testsuite/gdb.arch/altivec-regs.exp	2005-03-02 13:30:27.211216024 -0800
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@
 set binfile ${objdir}/${subdir}/${testfile}
 set srcfile ${testfile}.c
 
-if  { [gdb_compile ${srcdir}/${subdir}/${srcfile} ${binfile} executable {debug additional_flags=-w}] != "" } {
+set compile_options {debug additional_flags=-w additional_flags=-maltivec}
+
+if  { [gdb_compile ${srcdir}/${subdir}/${srcfile} ${binfile} executable $compile_options] != "" } {
      gdb_suppress_entire_file "Testcase compile failed, so all tests in this file will automatically fail."
 }