diff --git a/cross/powerpc-binutils/Portfile b/cross/powerpc-binutils/Portfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f5c425f962a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cross/powerpc-binutils/Portfile
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8; mode: tcl; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- vim:fenc=utf-8:ft=tcl:et:sw=4:ts=4:sts=4
+
+PortSystem          1.0
+PortGroup           crossbinutils 1.0
+
+name                powerpc-binutils
+version             2.45
+revision            0
+maintainers         {@kamischi web.de:karl-michael.schindler} \
+                    openmaintainer
+
+if {$subport eq $name} {
+    # Download sources and install docs for all subports
+    crossbinutils.setup powerpc ${version}
+    depends_build
+    depends_lib
+    platforms           any
+    supported_archs     noarch
+    use_configure       no
+    build               {}
+    destroot            {}
+}
+
+# tried, but not working targets: amigaos aros morphos
+foreach ostarget {linux aix eabi elf darwin freebsd netbsd openbsd} {
+    subport powerpc-${ostarget}-binutils {
+        crossbinutils.setup     powerpc-${ostarget} ${version}
+        # Depend on base package for installing the docs
+        depends_lib             port:$name
+        configure.args-append   --disable-werror
+        if {${ostarget} eq "linux"} {
+            depends_build-append    port:bison
+        }
+        # Delete docs since already installed by the base package
+        # Resolves clash about identical docs from each subport
+        post-destroot {
+            delete ${destroot}${prefix}/share/doc/powerpc-binutils
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+subport powerpc-embedded-binutils {
+    crossbinutils.setup powerpc-embedded ${version}
+    configure.args-append \
+        --target=powerpc-unknown-elf \
+        --disable-werror
+
+    post-destroot {
+        # See comment above about deleting docs
+        delete      ${destroot}${prefix}/share/doc/powerpc-binutils
+        file rename ${destroot}${prefix}/powerpc-unknown-elf/bin \
+                    ${destroot}${prefix}/powerpc-embedded
+        file rename ${destroot}${prefix}/powerpc-unknown-elf/lib \
+                    ${destroot}${prefix}/powerpc-embedded
+        file delete ${destroot}${prefix}/powerpc-unknown-elf
+    }
+}
+
+subport powerpc-wii-binutils {
+    crossbinutils.setup powerpc-wii ${version}
+    configure.args-append \
+        --target=powerpc-eabi \
+        --disable-werror
+
+    post-destroot {
+        # See comment above about deleting docs
+        delete      ${destroot}${prefix}/share/doc/powerpc-binutils
+        file rename ${destroot}${prefix}/powerpc-eabi/bin \
+                    ${destroot}${prefix}/powerpc-wii
+        file rename ${destroot}${prefix}/powerpc-eabi/lib \
+                    ${destroot}${prefix}/powerpc-wii
+        file delete ${destroot}${prefix}/powerpc-eabi
+    }
+}
diff --git a/cross/ppc-linux-binutils/Portfile b/cross/ppc-linux-binutils/Portfile
index abb28b44943..4b816f5bf4f 100644
--- a/cross/ppc-linux-binutils/Portfile
+++ b/cross/ppc-linux-binutils/Portfile
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 
 PortSystem          1.0
 PortGroup           crossbinutils 1.0
+PortGroup           obsolete 1.0
+replaced_by         powerpc-linux-binutils
 
 crossbinutils.setup ppc-linux 2.34
-revision            1
-maintainers         nomaintainer
+revision            2
+maintainers         {@kamischi web.de:karl-michael.schindler} \
+                    openmaintainer