Hi Maintainer

numpy currently FTBFS when rebuilt with IEEE Long Double on ppc64el [1].
The patch below was applied in Ubuntu.

Regards
Graham


[1] https://buildd.debian.org/status/fetch.php?pkg=numpy&arch=ppc64el&ver=1%3A2.2.4%2Bds-1.1&stamp=1757002540&raw=0
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@
 SKIP_TESTS += \
     test_linalg
 endif
+ifneq ($(filter ppc64el,$(DEB_HOST_ARCH)),)
+SKIP_TESTS += \
+    test_ppc64_ibm_double_double128 \
+    test_linear_interpolation_formula_symmetric
+endif
 ifeq ($(PYBUILD_AUTOPKGTEST),1)
 SKIP_TESTS += test_dict_mode
 endif

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
numpy, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 1113967@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org> (supplier of updated numpy package)

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Format: 1.8
Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2025 11:56:25 +0200
Source: numpy
Architecture: source
Version: 1:2.2.4+ds-1.2
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Debian Python Team <team+python@tracker.debian.org>
Changed-By: Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org>
Closes: 1113967
Changes:
 numpy (1:2.2.4+ds-1.2) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Non-maintainer upload.
   * Skip two tests for IEEE long double on ppc64el (Graham Inggs).
     Closes: #1113967.
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