Bug#1003395: plfit FTBFS on s390x

[Jerome BENOIT]

reopen 1003395
retitle plfit: under-the-radar numerical issue


Hi,

I am re-opening the issue because
it has simply gone under the radar but it is still there.

The issue is a numerical issue that deserves an appropriate numerical analysis.
The upstream code currently workarounds by using at some point `long double`.
This is a very bad numerical practice: all the computation must be made with `double`.
The issue is actually not numerically trivial. I am on my way to elaborate a numerical fix.

Best wishes,
Jerome

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