Bug#578796: libgtk2-ex-simple-list-perl: FTBFS with perl 5.12.0-1: long doubles

[Niko Tyni]

user debian-perl at lists.debian.org
usertags 578796 - perl-5.12-transition
severity 578796 minor
tag 578796 upstream
thanks

On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 10:14:40PM +0300, Niko Tyni wrote:
> Package: libgtk2-ex-simple-list-perl
> Version: 0.50-2
> Severity: important
> User: debian-perl at lists.debian.org
> Usertags: perl-5.12-transition
> 
> This package fails to build on amd64 with perl 5.12.0-1 from experimental:

>   #          $got->[0][2] = '0.100000000000000006'
>   #     $expected->[0][2] = '0.1'

> It looks like this happens because 5.12.0-1 is configured with long
> doubles (-Duselongdouble).

I ended up reverting the -Duselongdouble setting for perl 5.12.0-2.
I've verified on amd64 that this package builds fine now.

Although this bug does not affect Debian anymore, I'm not closing it as
it's still relevant for upstream. Feel free to close it after forwarding.
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Niko Tyni   ntyni at debian.org