gh-149202: Don't use -fno-omit-frame-pointer on ppc64le

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The power ABI specification requires that compilers maintain a back chain by default, so unwinding already works without a dedicated frame pointer. Don't use -fno-omit-frame-pointer on ppc64le.

• Issue: Implement PEP 831 – Frame Pointers Everywhere: Enabling System-Level Observability for Python #149202

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This PR implements @stratakis' suggestions: #149409 (comment). Extract:

Adding however -fno-omit-frame-pointer forces the compiler to reserve r31 for it adding extra overhead with no benefits.

cc @stratakis @encukou @pablogsal @Fidget-Spinner @savannahostrowski

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I tested this change manually on Linux ppc64le:

• ./configure (gcc -O3): OPT=-DNDEBUG -g -O3 -Wall in Makefile
• ./configure --with-pydebug (gcc -Og): OPT=-g -Og -Wall in Makefile

test_frame_pointer_unwind pass successfully.

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Thanks Victor!

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