I encountered similar failures on a new unity-api build, with test programs segfaulting on powerpc:
https://launchpadlibrarian.net/276663009/buildlog_ubuntu-yakkety-powerpc .unity-api_7.116+16.10.20160804.1-0ubuntu1_BUILDING.txt.gz ** Also affects: unity-api (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu SDK bug tracking, which is subscribed to qtdeclarative-opensource-src in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1606927 Title: Qt 5.6.1 causes some powerpc tests to fail Status in maliit-framework package in Ubuntu: New Status in qtdeclarative-opensource-src package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in ubuntu-system-settings package in Ubuntu: New Status in unity-api package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: An example: ubuntu-system-settings: https://launchpadlibrarian.net/275303704/buildlog_ubuntu-yakkety- powerpc.ubuntu-system- settings_0.4+16.10.20160727.2-0ubuntu1_BUILDING.txt.gz Stacktraces: http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/21137254/ http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/21137968/ http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/21138111/ ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 Package: libqt5qml5 5.6.1-4ubuntu1~4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-79.123-powerpc64-smp 3.13.11-ckt33 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-79-powerpc64-smp ppc ApportVersion: 2.20.2-0ubuntu1 Architecture: powerpc Date: Wed Jul 27 13:27:50 2016 ProcEnviron: TERM=screen PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: qtdeclarative-opensource-src UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/maliit-framework/+bug/1606927/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-sdk-bugs Post to : ubuntu-sdk-bugs@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-sdk-bugs More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp