automake: 10 of 495 tests failed

[Yvon Henel]

Here are the config.log and a edited version of rapport.txt containing the 
messages of "make check" (all PASS messages removed)

<config.log>
This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
It was created by GNU Automake configure 1.8.4, which was
generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59.  Invocation command line was
  $ ./configure 

## --------- ##
## Platform. ##
## --------- ##

hostname = linux
uname -m = i686
uname -r = 2.4.20-4GB
uname -s = Linux
uname -v = #1 Fri Apr 2 19:11:10 UTC 2004

/usr/bin/uname -p = unknown
/bin/uname -X     = unknown

/bin/arch              = i686
/usr/bin/arch -k       = unknown
/usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown
hostinfo               = unknown
/bin/machine           = unknown
/usr/bin/oslevel       = unknown
/bin/universe          = unknown

PATH: /usr/local/SmartEiffel/bin
PATH: /opt/gps/bin/
PATH: /usr/local/TeXlive8/bin/i386-linux
PATH: /usr/local/rebol/
PATH: /usr/local/bin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /usr/X11R6/bin
PATH: /bin
PATH: /usr/games
PATH: /opt/gnome2/bin
PATH: /opt/gnome/bin
PATH: /opt/kde3/bin
PATH: /usr/lib/SmallEiffel/bin
PATH: /usr/lib/java/bin
PATH: /opt/gnome/bin
PATH: /opt/globus/bin

## ----------- ##
## Core tests. ##
## ----------- ##

configure:1275: checking build system type
configure:1293: result: i686-pc-linux-gnu
configure:1321: checking for a BSD-compatible install
configure:1376: result: /usr/bin/ginstall -c
configure:1387: checking whether build environment is sane
configure:1430: result: yes
configure:1487: checking for gawk
configure:1503: found /usr/bin/gawk
configure:1513: result: gawk
configure:1523: checking whether make sets $(MAKE)
configure:1543: result: yes
configure:1729: checking for perl
configure:1747: found /usr/bin/perl
configure:1759: result: /usr/bin/perl
configure:1780: checking for tex
configure:1806: result: latex
configure:1820: checking whether autoconf is installed
configure:1825: eval autoconf --version
autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.59
Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille.

Copyright (C) 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
configure:1828: $? = 0
configure:1836: result: yes
configure:1846: checking whether autoconf works
configure:1853: cd conftest && eval autoconf -o /dev/null conftest.ac
configure:1856: $? = 0
configure:1865: result: yes
configure:1875: checking whether autoconf is recent enough
configure:1882: cd conftest && eval autoconf -o /dev/null conftest.ac
configure:1885: $? = 0
configure:1894: result: yes
configure:1903: checking whether ln works
configure:1923: result: yes
configure:1938: checking for egrep
configure:1948: result: grep -E
configure:1953: checking for fgrep
configure:1963: result: grep -F
configure:2102: creating ./config.status

## ---------------------- ##
## Running config.status. ##
## ---------------------- ##

This file was extended by GNU Automake config.status 1.8.4, which was
generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59.  Invocation command line was

  CONFIG_FILES    = 
  CONFIG_HEADERS  = 
  CONFIG_LINKS    = 
  CONFIG_COMMANDS = 
  $ ./config.status 

on linux

config.status:716: creating Makefile
config.status:716: creating doc/Makefile
config.status:716: creating lib/Automake/Makefile
config.status:716: creating lib/Automake/tests/Makefile
config.status:716: creating lib/Makefile
config.status:716: creating lib/am/Makefile
config.status:716: creating m4/Makefile
config.status:716: creating tests/Makefile
config.status:716: creating tests/defs
config.status:716: creating tests/aclocal-1.8
config.status:716: creating tests/automake-1.8

## ---------------- ##
## Cache variables. ##
## ---------------- ##

ac_cv_build=i686-pc-linux-gnu
ac_cv_build_alias=i686-pc-linux-gnu
ac_cv_env_build_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_build_alias_value=
ac_cv_env_host_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_host_alias_value=
ac_cv_env_target_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_target_alias_value=
ac_cv_path_PERL=/usr/bin/perl
ac_cv_path_install='/usr/bin/ginstall -c'
ac_cv_prog_AWK=gawk
ac_cv_prog_TEX=latex
ac_cv_prog_egrep='grep -E'
ac_cv_prog_fgrep='grep -F'
ac_cv_prog_make_make_set=yes
am_cv_autoconf_installed=yes
am_cv_autoconf_version=yes
am_cv_autoconf_works=yes
am_cv_prog_ln=ln

## ----------------- ##
## Output variables. ##
## ----------------- ##

ACLOCAL='perllibdir=/home/yvon/a-installer/automake-1.8.4"/lib:./lib" 
/home/yvon/a-installer/automake-1.8.4/aclocal --acdir=m4'
AMTAR='${SHELL} /home/yvon/a-installer/automake-1.8.4/lib/missing --run tar'
APIVERSION='1.8'
AUTOCONF='${SHELL} /home/yvon/a-installer/automake-1.8.4/lib/missing --run 
autoconf'
AUTOHEADER='${SHELL} /home/yvon/a-installer/automake-1.8.4/lib/missing --run 
autoheader'
AUTOMAKE='perllibdir=/home/yvon/a-installer/automake-1.8.4"/lib:./lib" 
/home/yvon/a-installer/automake-1.8.4/automake --libdir=lib'
AWK='gawk'
CYGPATH_W='echo'
DEFS='-DPACKAGE_NAME=\"GNU\ Automake\" -DPACKAGE_TARNAME=\"automake\" 
-DPACKAGE_VERSION=\"1.8.4\" -DPACKAGE_STRING=\"GNU\ Automake\ 1.8.4\" 
-DPACKAGE_BUGREPORT=\"address@hidden" -DPACKAGE=\"automake\" 
-DVERSION=\"1.8.4\" '
ECHO_C=''
ECHO_N='-n'
ECHO_T=''
EGREP='grep -E'
FGREP='grep -F'
INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
INSTALL_PROGRAM='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_SCRIPT='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM='${SHELL} $(install_sh) -c -s'
LIBOBJS=''
LIBS=''
LN='ln'
LTLIBOBJS=''
MAKEINFO='${SHELL} /home/yvon/a-installer/automake-1.8.4/lib/missing --run 
makeinfo'
MODIFICATION_DELAY='2'
PACKAGE='automake'
PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='address@hidden'
PACKAGE_NAME='GNU Automake'
PACKAGE_STRING='GNU Automake 1.8.4'
PACKAGE_TARNAME='automake'
PACKAGE_VERSION='1.8.4'
PATH_SEPARATOR=':'
PERL='/usr/bin/perl'
SET_MAKE=''
SHELL='/bin/sh'
STRIP=''
TEX='latex'
VERSION='1.8.4'
ac_ct_STRIP=''
am__leading_dot='.'
bindir='${exec_prefix}/bin'
build='i686-pc-linux-gnu'
build_alias=''
build_cpu='i686'
build_os='linux-gnu'
build_vendor='pc'
datadir='${prefix}/share'
exec_prefix='${prefix}'
host_alias=''
includedir='${prefix}/include'
infodir='${prefix}/info'
install_sh='/home/yvon/a-installer/automake-1.8.4/lib/install-sh'
libdir='${exec_prefix}/lib'
libexecdir='${exec_prefix}/libexec'
localstatedir='${prefix}/var'
mandir='${prefix}/man'
mkdir_p='mkdir -p -- .'
oldincludedir='/usr/include'
pkgvdatadir='${datadir}/automake-1.8'
prefix='/usr/local'
program_transform_name='s,x,x,'
sbindir='${exec_prefix}/sbin'
sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com'
sysconfdir='${prefix}/etc'
target_alias=''

## ----------- ##
## confdefs.h. ##
## ----------- ##

#define PACKAGE "automake"
#define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "address@hidden"
#define PACKAGE_NAME "GNU Automake"
#define PACKAGE_STRING "GNU Automake 1.8.4"
#define PACKAGE_TARNAME "automake"
#define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.8.4"
#define VERSION "1.8.4"

configure: exit 0
</config.log>

<rapport.txt>
make  check-TESTS
make[2]: Entering directory
`/home/yvon/a-installer/automake-1.8.4/tests'PASS: aclibobj.test
XFAIL: auxdir2.test
XFAIL: cond17.test
SKIP: depcomp4.test
SKIP: depcomp5.test
SKIP: gettext.test
SKIP: gettext2.test
SKIP: ldadd.test
SKIP: ldflags.test
SKIP: libobj13.test
SKIP: libtool.test
SKIP: libtool2.test
SKIP: libtool3.test
SKIP: libtool5.test
SKIP: libtool6.test
SKIP: libtool7.test
SKIP: listval.test
SKIP: ltcond.test
SKIP: ltcond2.test
SKIP: ltconv.test
SKIP: ltdeps.test
SKIP: ltlibobjs.test
SKIP: ltlibsrc.test
SKIP: nobase.test
SKIP: pr72.test
SKIP: pr211.test
SKIP: pr300-ltlib.test
SKIP: pr307.test
SKIP: reqd2.test
SKIP: stdlib2.test
SKIP: subcond.test
SKIP: subobj9.test
SKIP: suffix2.test
SKIP: suffix5.test
SKIP: suffix8.test
SKIP: suffix10.test
FAIL: txinfo3.test
XFAIL: txinfo5.test
FAIL: txinfo13.test
FAIL: txinfo16.test
FAIL: txinfo18.test
FAIL: txinfo22.test
FAIL: txinfo23.test
FAIL: txinfo24.test
FAIL: txinfo25.test
FAIL: txinfo28.test
FAIL: version7.test
=====================================
10 of 495 tests failed
(33 tests were not run)
Please report to address@hidden
=====================================
make[2]: *** [check-TESTS] Erreur 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/yvon/a-installer/automake-1.8.4/tests'
make[1]: *** [check-am] Erreur 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/yvon/a-installer/automake-1.8.4/tests'
make: *** [check-recursive] Erreur 1
</rapport.txt>

HIH

-- 
Y. Henel