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new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..44629a5876
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+++ b/basis/cpu/ppc/32/linux/tags.txt
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diff --git a/basis/cpu/ppc/32/tags.txt b/basis/cpu/ppc/32/tags.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..44629a5876
--- /dev/null
+++ b/basis/cpu/ppc/32/tags.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
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diff --git a/basis/cpu/ppc/64/linux/tags.txt b/basis/cpu/ppc/64/linux/tags.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..44629a5876
--- /dev/null
+++ b/basis/cpu/ppc/64/linux/tags.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
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diff --git a/basis/cpu/ppc/64/tags.txt b/basis/cpu/ppc/64/tags.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..44629a5876
--- /dev/null
+++ b/basis/cpu/ppc/64/tags.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
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diff --git a/basis/cpu/ppc/tags.txt b/basis/cpu/ppc/tags.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..44629a5876
--- /dev/null
+++ b/basis/cpu/ppc/tags.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
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