[issue8265] test_float fails on ARM Linux EABI

[Florent Xicluna]

New submission from Florent Xicluna <florent.xicluna at gmail.com>:

All the ARM Linux EABI buildbots fail on the same test.

http://www.python.org/dev/buildbot/all/builders/ARM%20Linux%20EABI%202.6/builds/5

test_float
test test_float failed -- Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/pybot/buildarea-armeabi/2.6.klose-linux-armeabi/build/Lib/test/test_float.py", line 665, in test_from_hex
    self.identical(fromHex('0x0.ffffffffffffd6p-1022'), MIN-3*TINY)
  File "/home/pybot/buildarea-armeabi/2.6.klose-linux-armeabi/build/Lib/test/test_float.py", line 375, in identical
    self.fail('%r not identical to %r' % (x, y))
AssertionError: 2.2250738585071999e-308 not identical to 2.2250738585071984e-308

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components: Interpreter Core
keywords: buildbot
messages: 101929
nosy: flox, mark.dickinson
priority: normal
severity: normal
stage: needs patch
status: open
title: test_float fails on ARM Linux EABI
type: behavior
versions: Python 2.6, Python 2.7, Python 3.1, Python 3.2

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