Re: Test suite fails on alpha architecture

On Sat, Nov 03, 2007 at 06:32:34PM -0400, Martin Pitt wrote:
> Tom Lane [2007-11-03 14:27 -0400]:
> > Martin Pitt <martin(at)piware(dot)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?

I'm not sure how we handle that for our experimental buildds. Admins?

Gruesse,
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