[ARROW-10610] [C++] arrow-utility-test and arrow-csv-test causes failures on a big-endian platform

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.0.0
• Fix Version/s: 3.0.0
• Component/s: C++
• Labels: pull-request-available
• External issue URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/26569
• Assignee: Antoine Pitrou
• Reporter: Kazuaki Ishizaki
• Created: 16/Nov/20 08:55
• Updated: 11/Jan/23 08:14
• Resolved: 23/Nov/20 17:45

Description

After https://github.com/apache/arrow/pull/8494 has been merged, the following tests, which use 1eN format, cause failures.

[ RUN      ] FloatingPointConversion.Basics
/arrow/cpp/src/arrow/testing/gtest_util.cc:128: Failure
Failed
@@ -1, +1 @@
--1e+30
+0
[  FAILED  ] FloatingPointConversion.Basics (3 ms)

...

[ RUN      ] StringConversion.ToFloat
/arrow/cpp/src/arrow/util/value_parsing_test.cc:35: Failure
Expected equality of these values:
  out
    Which is: 0
  expected
    Which is: -1e+20
Conversion failed for '-1e20'
[  FAILED  ] StringConversion.ToFloat (0 ms)

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #8674
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #8747