--- ATLAS-old/config.c	2005-08-21 08:30:17.000000000 -0500
+++ ATLAS/config.c	2006-05-07 16:36:02.000000000 -0500
@@ -712,25 +712,12 @@
                gcc, major, minor, patch);
    if (major == -1)
       iret = 0;
-   else if ( MachIsX86(mach) ) /* don't use gcc 2.96 - 3.0 */
-   {
-      if ((major == 2 && minor < 96) || (major == 3 && minor > 1))
-         iret = 1;
-   }
    else if (mach == IA64Itan || mach == IA64Itan2 || MachIsUS(mach) ||
             mach == Dec21164 || mach == Dec21264)
    {
       if (major == 3)
          iret = 1;
    }
-/*
- * Need 3.2 or newer to make altivec work
- */
-   else if ((OS == OSLinux || comp != 3) && (mach == PPCG4 || mach == PPCG5))
-   {
-      if (major >= 3 && minor >= 3)
-         iret = 1;
-   }
    else iret = 1; /* any gcc is fine, take first in path */
    return (iret);
 }