debian/changelog

-gdcm (2.8.6-1python3) experimental; urgency=medium
+gdcm (2.8.6-2python3) experimental; urgency=medium
 
   * Experimental upload with python 3 support 
 
  -- Gert Wollny <gewo@debian.org>  Sun, 29 Apr 2018 23:51:14 +0200
 
+gdcm (2.8.6-2) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * d/rules: Add explicit java home path on arm* and 
+    powerpc ppc64el
+
+ -- Gert Wollny <gewo@debian.org>  Wed, 16 May 2018 01:04:30 +0200
+
 gdcm (2.8.6-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * New upstream version 2.8.6

debian/rules

@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ ifeq ($(DEB_BUILD_ARCH),$(filter $(DEB_BUILD_ARCH),hppa hurd-i386))
   DEFAULT_JAVA_VERSION=1.5
 endif 
 
+# set JAVA path on arm, doesn't seem to find it otherwise
+ifeq ($(DEB_BUILD_ARCH),$(filter $(DEB_BUILD_ARCH),armhf armel arm64 powerpc ppc64el))
+export JAVA_HOME=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.8.0-openjdk-$(DEB_BUILD_ARCH)
+endif 
+
+
 # deduce documentation option (build-indep target)
 ifeq "" "$(filter %-doc,$(shell dh_listpackages))"
   BUILDDOC = OFF