Index: doc/tm.texi
===================================================================
--- doc/tm.texi	(revision 167318)
+++ doc/tm.texi	(working copy)
@@ -7323,6 +7323,10 @@
 macro is not defined, nothing is output for a @samp{#ident} directive.
 @end defmac
 
+@deftypefn {Target Hook} void TARGET_ASM_OUTPUT_IDENT (FILE *@var{stream}, const char *@var{string})
+A hook to output something to the assembler file to handle a @samp{#ident} directive containing the text @var{string}.  The default uses ASM_OUTPUT_IDENT.
+@end deftypefn
+
 @deftypefn {Target Hook} void TARGET_ASM_NAMED_SECTION (const char *@var{name}, unsigned int @var{flags}, tree @var{decl})
 Output assembly directives to switch to section @var{name}.  The section
 should have attributes as specified by @var{flags}, which is a bit mask
Index: doc/tm.texi.in
===================================================================
--- doc/tm.texi.in	(revision 167318)
+++ doc/tm.texi.in	(working copy)
@@ -7298,6 +7298,8 @@
 macro is not defined, nothing is output for a @samp{#ident} directive.
 @end defmac
 
+@hook TARGET_ASM_OUTPUT_IDENT
+
 @hook TARGET_ASM_NAMED_SECTION
 Output assembly directives to switch to section @var{name}.  The section
 should have attributes as specified by @var{flags}, which is a bit mask
Index: targhooks.c
===================================================================
--- targhooks.c	(revision 167318)
+++ targhooks.c	(working copy)
@@ -371,6 +371,16 @@
   return false;
 }
 
+/* Implementation of TARGET_ASM_OUTPUT_IDENT using the old macro.  */
+void
+legacy_asm_output_ident (FILE *stream ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
+			 const char *string ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+#ifdef ASM_OUTPUT_IDENT
+  ASM_OUTPUT_IDENT (stream, string);
+#endif
+}
+
 /* True if MODE is valid for the target.  By "valid", we mean able to
    be manipulated in non-trivial ways.  In particular, this means all
    the arithmetic is supported.
Index: targhooks.h
===================================================================
--- targhooks.h	(revision 167318)
+++ targhooks.h	(working copy)
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 extern void default_print_operand_address (FILE *, rtx);
 extern bool default_print_operand_punct_valid_p (unsigned char);
 extern bool default_asm_output_addr_const_extra (FILE *, rtx);
+extern void legacy_asm_output_ident (FILE *stream, const char *);
 
 extern bool default_scalar_mode_supported_p (enum machine_mode);
 extern bool targhook_words_big_endian (void);
Index: c-family/c-lex.c
===================================================================
--- c-family/c-lex.c	(revision 167318)
+++ c-family/c-lex.c	(working copy)
@@ -165,18 +165,16 @@
 	  unsigned int ARG_UNUSED (line),
 	  const cpp_string * ARG_UNUSED (str))
 {
-#ifdef ASM_OUTPUT_IDENT
   if (!flag_no_ident)
     {
       /* Convert escapes in the string.  */
       cpp_string cstr = { 0, 0 };
       if (cpp_interpret_string (pfile, str, 1, &cstr, CPP_STRING))
 	{
-	  ASM_OUTPUT_IDENT (asm_out_file, (const char *) cstr.text);
+	  targetm.asm_out.output_ident (asm_out_file, (const char *) cstr.text);
 	  free (CONST_CAST (unsigned char *, cstr.text));
 	}
     }
-#endif
 }
 
 /* Called at the start of every non-empty line.  TOKEN is the first
Index: target.def
===================================================================
--- target.def	(revision 167318)
+++ target.def	(working copy)
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /* Target hook definitions.
-   Copyright (C) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
+   Copyright (C) 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
+   2000,  2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -490,6 +491,18 @@
  bool, (FILE *file, rtx x),
  default_asm_output_addr_const_extra)
 
+/* Wrapper for ASM_OUTPUT_IDENT.  When the macro is eventually compiletely
+   eliminated, the default should be changed to hook_void_FILEptr_constcharptr,
+   and the last sentence of the documentation should read:
+   The default is to output nothing for a @samp{#ident} directive.  */
+DEFHOOK
+(output_ident,
+"A hook to output something to the assembler file to handle a\
+ @samp{#ident} directive containing the text @var{string}. \
+ The default uses ASM_OUTPUT_IDENT.",
+ void, (FILE *stream, const char *string),
+ legacy_asm_output_ident)
+
 /* ??? The TARGET_PRINT_OPERAND* hooks are part of the asm_out struct,
    even though that is not reflected in the macro name to override their
    initializers.  */
Index: ada/gcc-interface/Make-lang.in
===================================================================
--- ada/gcc-interface/Make-lang.in	(revision 167318)
+++ ada/gcc-interface/Make-lang.in	(working copy)
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@
 	$(COMPILER) -c $(ALL_COMPILERFLAGS) -I.. $(ALL_CPPFLAGS) $< -o $@
 
 ada/trans.o : ada/gcc-interface/trans.c $(CONFIG_H) $(SYSTEM_H) coretypes.h \
-   $(TM_H) $(TREE_H) $(FLAGS_H) output.h tree-iterator.h  \
+   $(TM_H) $(TREE_H) $(FLAGS_H) output.h tree-iterator.h  $(TARGET_H) \
    $(GIMPLE_H) ada/gcc-interface/ada.h ada/adadecode.h ada/types.h \
    ada/atree.h ada/elists.h ada/namet.h ada/nlists.h ada/snames.h \
    ada/stringt.h ada/uintp.h ada/urealp.h ada/fe.h ada/sinfo.h ada/einfo.h \
Index: ada/gcc-interface/trans.c
===================================================================
--- ada/gcc-interface/trans.c	(revision 167318)
+++ ada/gcc-interface/trans.c	(working copy)
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "libfuncs.h"	/* For set_stack_check_libfunc.  */
 #include "tree-iterator.h"
 #include "gimple.h"
+#include "target.h"
 
 #include "ada.h"
 #include "adadecode.h"
@@ -591,12 +592,10 @@
   VEC_safe_push (tree, gc, gnu_program_error_label_stack, NULL_TREE);
 
   /* Process any Pragma Ident for the main unit.  */
-#ifdef ASM_OUTPUT_IDENT
   if (Present (Ident_String (Main_Unit)))
-    ASM_OUTPUT_IDENT
+    targetm.asm_out.output_ident
       (asm_out_file,
        TREE_STRING_POINTER (gnat_to_gnu (Ident_String (Main_Unit))));
-#endif
 
   /* If we are using the GCC exception mechanism, let GCC know.  */
   if (Exception_Mechanism == Back_End_Exceptions)
