Re: test-float fails on powerpc

[Santiago Vila]

On Sun, 29 Apr 2012, Bruno Haible wrote:

> This is not useful, because <float.h> on Linux/PowerPC *is* broken.
> It would be better for you to incorporate the fix. Either by invoking
> "gnulib-tool --update", or by taking just the bug's workaround from
> the gnulib repository:
> http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=gnulib.git;a=commitdiff;h=c65d65a81e9d66960ae7ce5abe5069d5b7338ed2

Hmm. Apparently, that was not enough:

https://buildd.debian.org/status/fetch.php?pkg=diffutils&arch=powerpc&ver=1%3A3.2-5&stamp=1335713253

I tested that the patch was ok in a real powerpc machine from Debian, but it 
still fails in the autobuilder.
What could be the reason?