That part of the code is Debian-only since Debian supports a separate ppc64 architecture (64-bit big-endian) in addition to the powerpc (32-bit big-endian) and ppc64el (64-bit little-endian) architectures that Ubuntu supports.
You can see the supported builds for the most recent version at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mame/0.175-1 Under Builds, you can click 'powerpc' and then click buildlog. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1598371 Title: mame 0.174 problems with input on Big Endian To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mame/+bug/1598371/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs