Ward Fisher

> I can say that tst_filter fails on a big endian machine with commit [6555488](https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-c/commit/6555488dfc379af4ad6d6da5a4717b2dc788be90). > > [test-suite-logs.tar.gz](https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-c/files/3794157/test-suite-logs.tar.gz) > > @WardF Feel free to ask questions about the referenced QEMU...

I've determined the failure was introduced between `4.7.0` and `4.7.1`. Setting up a `git bisect` to track this down, but I expect it will take some time; compiling each commit...

Ran `git bisect` overnight, currently reporting commit `8d0bced6` as the first failure. Investigating this morning.

I'm able to duplicate the issue but have not had a chance to work on it these last couple of weeks. I will switch gears and take a look, we...

The length of time it takes to debug this has made it difficult to work on/easy to get lost in the shuffle of other issues. Our IT dept. has now...

It is pure supposition that it's related to the recent spate of pull requests; that was simply my first thought since I haven't been doing LFS tests each time.

I will test this branch shortly, thank you very much @wkliao

Running now; just FYI, between a combination of slow processor and the terrible I/O throughput of the flash drive, these take a fairly long time to run on ARM. But,...

I am home from a week off and wading through emails; I will return to this as I review the others, in the meantime, @DennisHeimbigner any thoughts?

I think retaining the first option is a good idea, as we've already started down that route. Adding additional options (to the extent it remains practical) is a great idea,...