Re: [BUGS] Test suite fails on alpha architecture

[Tim Cutts <timc@chiark.greenend.org.uk>]

On 3 Nov 2007, at 10:32 pm, Martin Pitt wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Tom Lane [2007-11-03 14:27 -0400]:
> > Martin Pitt <martin@piware.de> writes:
> > > The testsuite of 8.3 beta 2 fails on the Alpha architecture  
> > > (versions
> > > up to 8.2 worked fine).
> >
> > We redid some of the float error handling for 8.3, in hopes of  
> > getting
> > closer to the IEEE standard behavior for NaNs and infinities and so  
> > on.
> > I guess that isn't working on your Alpha.  I have a vague  
> > recollection
> > that Alphas use non-IEEE floats so maybe this is not too surprising.
> >
> > Can you grant one of us access to the machine to work on it?
>
> I don't own any alpha machine, but maybe Frank, Steven, or anyone from
> the Debian alpha porter list can create a temporary account for you?
>
> > Or poke into it yourself?
>
> There is no developer accessible alpha porter box for Debian
> unfortunately. :(

There's one at Sanger.  Sadly, it's been waiting for almost a year for  
the DSA's to actually set it up so people can use it.

Tim


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