--- old/src/cpu/ppc/vm/globals_ppc.hpp	2015-10-30 19:14:42.024475340 +0100
+++ new/src/cpu/ppc/vm/globals_ppc.hpp	2015-10-30 19:14:41.956475337 +0100
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@
 
 define_pd_global(uintx, TypeProfileLevel, 111);
 
+// No performance work done here yet.
+define_pd_global(bool, CompactStrings, false);
+
 // Platform dependent flag handling: flags only defined on this platform.
 #define ARCH_FLAGS(develop, product, diagnostic, experimental, notproduct, range, constraint)  \
                                                                             \