Bug#807038: perl/experimental: FTBFS on powerpc: t/op/sprintf2.t failure

[Niko Tyni]

Package: perl
Version: 5.22.1~rc3-1
Severity: serious
Tags: upstream

This package failed to build on powerpc and ppc64.

  https://buildd.debian.org/status/fetch.php?pkg=perl&arch=powerpc&ver=5.22.1%7Erc3-1&stamp=1449230321
  https://buildd.debian.org/status/fetch.php?pkg=perl&arch=ppc64&ver=5.22.1%7Erc3-1&stamp=1449231009

  t/op/sprintf2 ................................................. # Failed test 1451 - at op/sprintf2.t line 671
  #      got '0x1p+1020
  # '
  # expected /(?^:^0x1.0{522}1p\+1020$)/
  # Failed test 1452 - at op/sprintf2.t line 673
  #      got '0x1p+1021
  # '
  # expected /(?^:^0x1.0{523}8p\+1021$)/
  # Failed test 1453 - at op/sprintf2.t line 675
  #      got '0x1p+1022
  # '
  # expected /(?^:^0x1.0{523}4p\+1022$)/
  # Failed test 1454 - at op/sprintf2.t line 677
  #      got '0x1p+1023
  # '
  # expected /(?^:^0x1.0{523}2p\+1023$)/
  # Failed test 1455 - at op/sprintf2.t line 679
  #      got '0x1p+1023
  # '
  # expected /(?^:^0x1.0{523}1p\+1023$)/
  # Failed test 1456 - at op/sprintf2.t line 681
  #      got '0x1p+1023
  # '
  # expected /(?^:^0x1.0{524}8p\+1023$)/
  FAILED at test 1451
  
I'm reporting this upstream.
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Niko Tyni   ntyni at debian.org