adding support for linux/ppc64le arch (open-telemetry#12166)

Adding support for linux/ppc64le arch

.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml

@@ -287,15 +287,20 @@ jobs:
  - amd64
  - arm
  - arm64
+ - ppc64le
  exclude:
  - os: darwin
  arch: 386
  - os: darwin
  arch: arm
+ - os: darwin
+ arch: ppc64le
  - os: windows
  arch: arm
  - os: windows
  arch: arm64
+ - os: windows
+ arch: ppc64le
  steps:
  - name: Checkout Repo
  uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -356,6 +361,8 @@ jobs:
  run: ./internal/buildscripts/packaging/fpm/${{ matrix.package_type }}/build.sh "${{ steps.github_tag.outputs.tag }}" "amd64" "./dist/"
  - name: Build ${{ matrix.package_type }} arm64 package
  run: ./internal/buildscripts/packaging/fpm/${{ matrix.package_type }}/build.sh "${{ steps.github_tag.outputs.tag }}" "arm64" "./dist/"
+ - name: Build ${{ matrix.package_type }} ppc64le package
+ run: ./internal/buildscripts/packaging/fpm/${{ matrix.package_type }}/build.sh "${{ steps.github_tag.outputs.tag }}" "ppc64le" "./dist/"
  - name: Test ${{ matrix.package_type }} package
  run: |
  if [[ "${{ matrix.package_type }}" = "deb" ]]; then

.github/workflows/scripts/verify-dist-files-exist.sh

@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@ files=(
  bin/otelcontribcol_darwin_arm64
  bin/otelcontribcol_darwin_amd64
  bin/otelcontribcol_linux_arm64
+ bin/otelcontribcol_linux_ppc64le
  bin/otelcontribcol_linux_amd64
  bin/otelcontribcol_windows_amd64.exe
  dist/otel-contrib-collector-*.aarch64.rpm
  dist/otel-contrib-collector_*_amd64.deb
  dist/otel-contrib-collector-*.x86_64.rpm
  dist/otel-contrib-collector_*_arm64.deb
+ dist/otel-contrib-collector_*_ppc64le.deb
+ dist/otel-contrib-collector_*_ppc64le.rpm
  dist/otel-contrib-collector-*amd64.msi
 
 );

unreleased/add_ppc64le_in_ci.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: enhancement
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. filelogreceiver)
+component: supported platforms
+
+# A brief description of the change. Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: Add `linux-ppc64le` architecture to cross build tests in CI
+
+
+# One or more tracking issues related to the change
+issues: [12350]
+
+# (Optional) One or more lines of additional information to render under the primary note.
+# These lines will be padded with 2 spaces and then inserted directly into the document.
+# Use pipe (|) for multiline entries.
+subtext: