[Python-modules-team] Bug#756403: python-numpy: fix FTBFS on ppc64el (patch available)

[Julian Taylor]

On 23.08.2014 23:12, Andreas Barth wrote:
> * Mauricio Faria de Oliveira (mauricfo at linux.vnet.ibm.com) [140823 21:11]:
>> The patch attached fixes a build error on ppc64el [1], which has been
>> fixed upstream on 1.9.0 (trivial backport).
>>
>> May you please consider it for an upload?
> 
> If useful I'd be willing to upload this fix as an NMU. As this is a
> blocker for cython it has some priority, so I would do that tomorrow
> unless there is a reason not to.
> 
> 

I have added the patch to svn, but it would need sponsoring.