bug#67912: Build python-gpy.powerpc64le-linux on master is broken.

bug#67912: Build python-gpy.powerpc64le-linux on master is broken.

[Maxim Cournoyer]

Hi,

cuirass@gnu.org (Cuirass) writes:

> <p>The build <b>python-gpy.powerpc64le-linux</b> for specification <b>master</b> is
> broken. You can find the detailed information about this build <a
> href="https://ci.guix.gnu.org/build/2921270/details">here</a>.</p>
>
> https://ci.guix.gnu.org/build/2921270/details

One test is failing on this platform:

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test_SparseGPRegression_rbf_white_kern_1d (GPy.testing.model_tests.GradientTests)
Testing the sparse GP regression with rbf kernel with white kernel on 1d data ... initializing Y
initializing inference method
adding kernel and likelihood as parameters
Adding Z as parameter
FAIL
[...]

======================================================================
FAIL: test_SparseGPRegression_rbf_white_kern_1d (GPy.testing.model_tests.GradientTests)
Testing the sparse GP regression with rbf kernel with white kernel on 1d data
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/tmp/guix-build-python-gpy-1.10.0.drv-0/GPy-1.10.0/GPy/testing/model_tests.py", line 788, in test_SparseGPRegression_rbf_white_kern_1d
    self.check_model(rbf, model_type='SparseGPRegression', dimension=1)
  File "/tmp/guix-build-python-gpy-1.10.0.drv-0/GPy-1.10.0/GPy/testing/model_tests.py", line 682, in check_model
    self.assertTrue(m.checkgrad())
AssertionError: False is not true

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Ran 274 tests in 466.921s

FAILED (failures=1, skipped=3)
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I've forwarded this report upstream in [0].

[0]  https://github.com/SheffieldML/GPy/issues/1054

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Thanks,
Maxim