0.15.0 test_stata strikes back on various less common platforms on

[yarikoptic]

e.g. 64bit big-endian
https://buildd.debian.org/status/fetch.php?pkg=pandas&arch=s390x&ver=0.15.0-1&stamp=1414699796
and others
https://buildd.debian.org/status/package.php?p=pandas
(some have other failures as well, yet to find a moment to "analyze", but e.g. hurd-i386 fails test_precise_conversion)

could/should all stata tests be skipped on big-endians?

[bashtage]

Probably for now - there was a non-trivial change in the way that data is read and written (it is much faster now, but obviously doesn't work where not tested). I would guess there are some endian issues when reading stata files created on LE when using BE - probably a < or > missing somewhere.

With no BE to test on it is hard to know.

[yarikoptic]

I can give you access to a BE box... unfortunately it is down ATM (so http://nipy.bic.berkeley.edu/waterfall?category=pandas says offline :-/) -- will bring it up tomorrow. you send me via email access information (login, public ssh key) and state fingerprint of your ssh key here for such a lousy verification ;-)

[yarikoptic]

ok -- that box online and freshier reports could be found among '-sparc-' ones on http://nipy.bic.berkeley.edu/waterfall?category=pandas . My offer above is still in place @bashtage

[bashtage]

I plan on taking you up on it - a little bandwidth constrained for the next 10 days or so. Should probably mark these as skip since it will be a while until there can be a fix.

[bashtage]

@yarikoptic Email on the way.

Fingerprint:
4d:d4:e7:0d:33:12:5f:d7:2e:f1:82:11:2c:4f:ff:ec kevin.sheppard@economics.ox.ac.uk

[jreback]

@bashtage update on this?

[bashtage]

Did not get access to BE server yet.

On Nov 30, 2014 5:31 PM, jreback notifications@github.com wrote:

@bashtagehttps://github.com/bashtage update on this?

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Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHubhttps://github.com//issues/8688#issuecomment-64992513.

[yarikoptic]

Damn I have missed your email I guess, sorry @basgtage !... I will take care about it with an hour

[yarikoptic]

@bashtage reply went via email -- account is ready

[bashtage]

@yarikoptic This patch should fix. Thanks for your help with the SPARC account.

Let me know if this continues to fail on other big endian systems.