gentoo GNU/Linux - automake-1.9.2 2 of 511 tests failed

[Mark D. Baushke]

Summary:
  FAIL: missing.test
  FAIL: missing2.test

Suggestions for getting automake-1.9.2 to work on a Gentoo
(Gentoo Base System verion 1.4.16). would be nice.

$ export WANT_AUTOCONF=2.5

or

$ export AUTOCONF=/usr/bin/autoconf-2.59

(gentoo GNU/Linux uses a wrapper around autoconf-2.13 and autoconf-2.59
as a transition step)

I get the same results:

  FAIL: missing.test
  FAIL: missing2.test

Thank you for your help in resolving this problem.

        -- Mark

$ uname -a
Linux morpheus 2.4.25 #4 SMP Thu Feb 26 09:06:57 PST 2004 i686 Pentium III 
(Katmai) GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
$ autoconf --version
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 --prefix=/usr/local/packages/automake/1.9.2
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for perl... /usr/local/bin/perl
checking for tex... tex
checking whether autoconf is installed... yes
checking whether autoconf works... yes
checking whether autoconf is recent enough... yes
checking whether ln works... yes
checking for egrep... grep -E
checking for fgrep... grep -F
configure: creating ./config.status
config.status: creating Makefile
config.status: creating doc/Makefile
config.status: creating lib/Automake/Makefile
config.status: creating lib/Automake/tests/Makefile
config.status: creating lib/Makefile
config.status: creating lib/am/Makefile
config.status: creating m4/Makefile
config.status: creating tests/Makefile
config.status: creating tests/defs
config.status: creating tests/aclocal-1.9
config.status: creating tests/automake-1.9
$ make
Making all in .
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2'
rm -f automake automake.tmp
sed -e 's,address@hidden@],1.9,g' -e 's,address@hidden@],automake,g' -e 
's,address@hidden@],:,g' -e 's,address@hidden@],/usr/local/bin/perl,g' -e 
's,address@hidden@],/bin/sh,g' -e 's,address@hidden@],1.9.2,g' -e 
's,address@hidden@],Generated from automake.in; do not edit by hand.,g' -e 
's,address@hidden@],/usr/local/packages/automake/1.9.2/share,g' ./automake.in 
>automake.tmp
chmod +x automake.tmp
chmod a-w automake.tmp
mv -f automake.tmp automake
rm -f aclocal aclocal.tmp
sed -e 's,address@hidden@],1.9,g' -e 's,address@hidden@],automake,g' -e 
's,address@hidden@],:,g' -e 's,address@hidden@],/usr/local/bin/perl,g' -e 
's,address@hidden@],/bin/sh,g' -e 's,address@hidden@],1.9.2,g' -e 
's,address@hidden@],Generated from aclocal.in; do not edit by hand.,g' -e 
's,address@hidden@],/usr/local/packages/automake/1.9.2/share,g' ./aclocal.in 
>aclocal.tmp
chmod +x aclocal.tmp
chmod a-w aclocal.tmp
mv -f aclocal.tmp aclocal
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2'
Making all in doc
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/doc'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/doc'
Making all in m4
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/m4'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/m4'
Making all in lib
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/lib'
Making all in Automake
make[2]: Entering directory 
`/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/lib/Automake'
Making all in tests
make[3]: Entering directory 
`/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/lib/Automake/tests'
make[3]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make[3]: Leaving directory 
`/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/lib/Automake/tests'
make[3]: Entering directory 
`/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/lib/Automake'
rm -f Config.tmp Config.pm
in=`echo Config.pm | sed 's/\.[^.]*$//'`; sed -e 's,address@hidden@],1.9,g' -e 
's,address@hidden@],automake,g' -e 's,address@hidden@],/usr/local/bin/perl,g' 
-e 's,address@hidden@],/bin/sh,g' -e 's,address@hidden@],1.9.2,g' -e 
"s,address@hidden@],Generated from $in.in; do not edit by hand.,g" -e 
's,address@hidden@],/usr/local/packages/automake/1.9.2/share,g' ./Config.in 
>Config.tmp
chmod +x Config.tmp
chmod a-w Config.tmp
mv -f Config.tmp Config.pm
make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/lib/Automake'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/lib/Automake'
Making all in am
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/lib/am'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/lib/am'
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/lib'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/lib'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/lib'
Making all in tests
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/tests'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/tests'
$ make check
Making check in .
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `check-am'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2'
Making check in doc
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/doc'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `check'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/doc'
Making check in m4
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/m4'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `check'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/m4'
Making check in lib
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/lib'
Making check in Automake
make[2]: Entering directory 
`/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/lib/Automake'
Making check in tests
make[3]: Entering directory 
`/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/lib/Automake/tests'
make  check-TESTS
make[4]: Entering directory 
`/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/lib/Automake/tests'
PASS: Condition.pl
PASS: DisjConditions.pl
PASS: Version.pl
PASS: Wrap.pl
==================
All 4 tests passed
==================
make[4]: Leaving directory 
`/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/lib/Automake/tests'
make[3]: Leaving directory 
`/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/lib/Automake/tests'
make[3]: Entering directory 
`/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/lib/Automake'
make[3]: Nothing to be done for `check-am'.
make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/lib/Automake'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/lib/Automake'
Making check in am
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/lib/am'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `check'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/lib/am'
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/lib'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `check-am'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/lib'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/lib'
Making check in tests
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/tests'
make  defs aclocal-1.9 automake-1.9
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/tests'
make[2]: `defs' is up to date.
make[2]: `aclocal-1.9' is up to date.
make[2]: `automake-1.9' is up to date.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/tests'
make  check-TESTS
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/tests'
PASS: aclibobj.test
PASS: aclocal.test
PASS: aclocal3.test
PASS: aclocal4.test
PASS: aclocal5.test
PASS: aclocal6.test
PASS: aclocal7.test
PASS: aclocal8.test
PASS: aclocal9.test
PASS: acloca10.test
PASS: acloca11.test
PASS: acloca12.test
PASS: acloca13.test
PASS: acloca14.test
PASS: acloca15.test
PASS: acloca16.test
PASS: acloca17.test
PASS: acoutnoq.test
PASS: acoutpt.test
PASS: acoutpt2.test
PASS: acoutqnl.test
PASS: acoutbs.test
PASS: acsilent.test
PASS: acsubst.test
PASS: acsubst2.test
PASS: all.test
PASS: alloca.test
PASS: alloca2.test
PASS: alpha.test
PASS: alpha2.test
PASS: amassign.test
PASS: ammissing.test
PASS: ansi.test
PASS: ansi2.test
PASS: ansi3.test
PASS: ansi3b.test
PASS: ansi4.test
PASS: ansi5.test
PASS: ansi6.test
PASS: ansi7.test
PASS: ansi8.test
PASS: ansi9.test
PASS: ansi10.test
PASS: ar.test
PASS: ar2.test
PASS: asm.test
PASS: autohdr.test
PASS: autohdr2.test
PASS: autohdr3.test
PASS: autohdr4.test
PASS: auxdir.test
XFAIL: auxdir2.test
PASS: auxdir3.test
PASS: auxdir4.test
PASS: backsl.test
PASS: backsl2.test
PASS: backsl3.test
PASS: backsl4.test
PASS: badline.test
PASS: badprog.test
PASS: block.test
PASS: bsource.test
PASS: canon.test
PASS: canon2.test
PASS: canon3.test
PASS: canon4.test
PASS: canon5.test
PASS: ccnoco.test
PASS: check.test
PASS: check2.test
PASS: check3.test
PASS: checkall.test
PASS: clean.test
PASS: clean2.test
PASS: colneq.test
PASS: colneq2.test
PASS: colon.test
PASS: colon2.test
PASS: colon3.test
PASS: colon4.test
PASS: colon5.test
PASS: colon6.test
PASS: colon7.test
PASS: comment.test
PASS: comment2.test
PASS: comment3.test
PASS: comment4.test
PASS: comment5.test
PASS: comment6.test
PASS: comment7.test
PASS: compile.test
PASS: compile_f90_c_cxx.test
PASS: compile_f_c_cxx.test
PASS: cond.test
PASS: cond2.test
PASS: cond3.test
PASS: cond4.test
PASS: cond5.test
PASS: cond6.test
PASS: cond7.test
PASS: cond8.test
PASS: cond9.test
PASS: cond10.test
PASS: cond11.test
PASS: cond13.test
PASS: cond14.test
PASS: cond15.test
PASS: cond16.test
XFAIL: cond17.test
PASS: cond18.test
PASS: cond19.test
PASS: cond20.test
PASS: cond21.test
PASS: cond22.test
PASS: cond23.test
PASS: cond24.test
PASS: cond25.test
PASS: cond26.test
PASS: cond27.test
PASS: cond28.test
PASS: cond29.test
PASS: cond30.test
PASS: cond31.test
PASS: cond32.test
PASS: cond33.test
PASS: cond34.test
PASS: cond35.test
PASS: cond36.test
PASS: cond37.test
PASS: condd.test
PASS: condhook.test
PASS: condinc.test
PASS: condinc2.test
PASS: condlib.test
PASS: condman.test
PASS: condman2.test
PASS: conf2.test
PASS: confdeps.test
PASS: conff.test
PASS: conff2.test
PASS: confh.test
PASS: confh4.test
PASS: confh5.test
PASS: config.test
PASS: confincl.test
PASS: conflnk.test
PASS: conflnk2.test
PASS: conflnk3.test
PASS: confsub.test
PASS: confvar.test
PASS: confvar2.test
PASS: copy.test
PASS: ctarget1.test
PASS: cxx.test
PASS: cxx2.test
PASS: cxxansi.test
PASS: cxxcpp.test
PASS: cxxlibobj.test
PASS: cxxlink.test
PASS: cxxnoc.test
PASS: cxxo.test
PASS: cygwin32.test
PASS: dash.test
PASS: defun.test
PASS: defun2.test
PASS: dejagnu.test
PASS: dejagnu2.test
SKIP: dejagnu3.test
SKIP: dejagnu4.test
SKIP: dejagnu5.test
SKIP: dejagnu6.test
SKIP: dejagnu7.test
PASS: depacl2.test
PASS: depcomp.test
PASS: depcomp2.test
PASS: depcomp3.test
SKIP: depcomp4.test
SKIP: depcomp5.test
PASS: depdist.test
PASS: depend.test
PASS: depend2.test
PASS: depend3.test
PASS: depend4.test
PASS: destdir.test
PASS: dirforbid.test
PASS: dirlist.test
PASS: discover.test
PASS: distcom2.test
PASS: distcom3.test
PASS: distcom4.test
PASS: distcom5.test
PASS: distcom6.test
PASS: distcom7.test
PASS: distdir.test
PASS: distname.test
PASS: dollar.test
PASS: double.test
PASS: dup2.test
PASS: else.test
PASS: empty.test
PASS: empty2.test
PASS: empty3.test
PASS: empty4.test
PASS: exdir.test
PASS: exdir2.test
PASS: exeext.test
PASS: exeext2.test
PASS: exeext3.test
PASS: exeext4.test
PASS: exsource.test
PASS: ext.test
PASS: ext2.test
PASS: extra.test
PASS: extra3.test
PASS: extra4.test
PASS: extra5.test
PASS: extra6.test
PASS: extra7.test
PASS: f90only.test
PASS: flibs.test
PASS: fn99.test
PASS: fnoc.test
PASS: fo.test
PASS: fonly.test
PASS: fortdep.test
PASS: fpinst2.test
PASS: fpinstall.test
PASS: gcj.test
PASS: gcj2.test
PASS: gcj3.test
SKIP: gcj4.test
PASS: gcj5.test
PASS: getopt.test
SKIP: gettext.test
SKIP: gettext2.test
PASS: gnumake.test
PASS: gnuwarn.test
PASS: gnuwarn2.test
PASS: gnits.test
PASS: gnits2.test
PASS: gnits3.test
PASS: header.test
PASS: help.test
PASS: hosts.test
PASS: implicit.test
PASS: include.test
PASS: include2.test
PASS: info.test
PASS: insh2.test
PASS: install2.test
PASS: installdir.test
PASS: instsh.test
PASS: instsh2.test
PASS: instdat.test
PASS: instdat2.test
PASS: instexec.test
PASS: insthook.test
PASS: instman.test
PASS: instman2.test
PASS: instspc.test
PASS: interp.test
PASS: interp2.test
PASS: java.test
PASS: java2.test
PASS: javaprim.test
PASS: javasubst.test
SKIP: ldadd.test
SKIP: ldflags.test
PASS: lex.test
PASS: lex2.test
PASS: lex3.test
PASS: lex4.test
PASS: lex5.test
PASS: libobj2.test
PASS: libobj3.test
PASS: libobj4.test
PASS: libobj5.test
PASS: libobj7.test
PASS: libobj8.test
PASS: libobj10.test
PASS: libobj11.test
PASS: libobj12.test
SKIP: libobj13.test
PASS: libobj14.test
PASS: library.test
PASS: library2.test
PASS: library3.test
SKIP: libtool.test
SKIP: libtool2.test
SKIP: libtool3.test
PASS: libtool4.test
SKIP: libtool5.test
SKIP: libtool6.test
SKIP: libtool7.test
SKIP: libtool8.test
PASS: license.test
PASS: link_c_cxx.test
PASS: link_dist.test
PASS: link_f90_only.test
PASS: link_fc.test
PASS: link_fccxx.test
PASS: link_fcxx.test
PASS: link_f_only.test
PASS: lisp2.test
PASS: lisp3.test
PASS: lisp4.test
PASS: lisp5.test
PASS: lisp6.test
SKIP: listval.test
PASS: location.test
PASS: longline.test
SKIP: ltcond.test
SKIP: ltcond2.test
SKIP: ltconv.test
SKIP: ltdeps.test
SKIP: ltlibobjs.test
SKIP: ltlibsrc.test
PASS: maintclean.test
PASS: make.test
PASS: makej.test
PASS: makevars.test
PASS: man.test
PASS: man2.test
PASS: mclean.test
PASS: mdate.test
PASS: mdate2.test
PASS: mdate3.test
PASS: mdate4.test
FAIL: missing.test
FAIL: missing2.test
PASS: missing3.test
PASS: mkinst2.test
PASS: mkinstall.test
PASS: multlib.test
SKIP: nobase.test
PASS: nodef.test
PASS: nodef2.test
PASS: nodep.test
PASS: nodepcomp.test
PASS: nodist.test
PASS: nodist2.test
PASS: nodist3.test
PASS: nogzip.test
PASS: nogzip2.test
PASS: noinst.test
PASS: noinstdir.test
PASS: nolink.test
PASS: nostdinc.test
PASS: number.test
PASS: obsolete.test
PASS: order.test
PASS: outdir.test
PASS: output.test
PASS: output2.test
PASS: output3.test
PASS: output4.test
PASS: output5.test
PASS: output6.test
PASS: output7.test
PASS: output8.test
PASS: output9.test
PASS: output10.test
PASS: overrid.test
PASS: parse.test
PASS: percent.test
PASS: percent2.test
PASS: phony.test
PASS: pluseq.test
PASS: pluseq2.test
PASS: pluseq3.test
PASS: pluseq4.test
PASS: pluseq5.test
PASS: pluseq6.test
PASS: pluseq7.test
PASS: pluseq8.test
PASS: pluseq9.test
PASS: pluseq10.test
PASS: postproc.test
PASS: ppf77.test
PASS: pr2.test
PASS: pr9.test
SKIP: pr72.test
PASS: pr87.test
PASS: pr204.test
SKIP: pr211.test
PASS: pr220.test
PASS: pr224.test
PASS: pr229.test
PASS: pr243.test
PASS: pr266.test
PASS: pr279.test
PASS: pr279-2.test
PASS: pr287.test
PASS: pr300-lib.test
SKIP: pr300-ltlib.test
PASS: pr300-prog.test
SKIP: pr307.test
PASS: prefix.test
PASS: primary.test
PASS: primary2.test
PASS: proginst.test
PASS: python.test
PASS: python2.test
PASS: python3.test
PASS: python4.test
PASS: python5.test
PASS: python6.test
PASS: python7.test
PASS: python8.test
PASS: python9.test
PASS: python10.test
PASS: recurs.test
PASS: recurs2.test
PASS: remake.test
PASS: remake2.test
PASS: remake3.test
PASS: remake4.test
PASS: remake5.test
PASS: regex.test
PASS: req.test
PASS: reqd.test
SKIP: reqd2.test
PASS: rulepat.test
PASS: scripts.test
PASS: seenc.test
PASS: sinclude.test
PASS: srcsub.test
PASS: srcsub2.test
PASS: space.test
PASS: specflg.test
PASS: specflg2.test
PASS: specflg3.test
PASS: specflg6.test
PASS: specflg7.test
PASS: specflg8.test
PASS: specflg9.test
PASS: spell.test
PASS: spell2.test
PASS: spell3.test
PASS: spelling.test
PASS: spy.test
PASS: stamph2.test
PASS: stdlib.test
SKIP: stdlib2.test
PASS: strip.test
PASS: subdir.test
PASS: subdir2.test
PASS: subdir3.test
PASS: subdir4.test
PASS: subdir5.test
PASS: subdir6.test
PASS: subdir7.test
PASS: subdir8.test
PASS: subdir9.test
PASS: subdirbuiltsources.test
SKIP: subcond.test
PASS: subcond2.test
PASS: subcond3.test
PASS: subobj.test
PASS: subobj2.test
PASS: subobj3.test
PASS: subobj4.test
PASS: subobj5.test
PASS: subobj6.test
PASS: subobj7.test
PASS: subobj8.test
SKIP: subobj9.test
PASS: subobjname.test
PASS: subpkg.test
PASS: subpkg2.test
PASS: subst.test
PASS: subst2.test
PASS: substref.test
PASS: substre2.test
PASS: substtarg.test
PASS: suffix.test
SKIP: suffix2.test
PASS: suffix3.test
PASS: suffix4.test
SKIP: suffix5.test
PASS: suffix6.test
PASS: suffix7.test
SKIP: suffix8.test
PASS: suffix9.test
SKIP: suffix10.test
PASS: suffix11.test
PASS: symlink.test
PASS: symlink2.test
PASS: symlink3.test
PASS: syntax.test
PASS: tags.test
PASS: tagsub.test
PASS: tar.test
PASS: tar2.test
PASS: tar3.test
PASS: target-cflags.test
PASS: targetclash.test
PASS: txinfo.test
PASS: txinfo2.test
PASS: txinfo3.test
PASS: txinfo4.test
XFAIL: txinfo5.test
PASS: txinfo6.test
PASS: txinfo7.test
PASS: txinfo8.test
PASS: txinfo9.test
PASS: txinfo10.test
PASS: txinfo13.test
PASS: txinfo16.test
PASS: txinfo17.test
PASS: txinfo18.test
PASS: txinfo19.test
PASS: txinfo20.test
PASS: txinfo21.test
PASS: txinfo22.test
PASS: txinfo23.test
PASS: txinfo24.test
PASS: txinfo25.test
PASS: txinfo26.test
PASS: txinfo27.test
PASS: txinfo28.test
PASS: txinfo29.test
PASS: transform.test
PASS: unused.test
PASS: vars.test
PASS: vars3.test
PASS: vartar.test
PASS: version.test
PASS: version2.test
PASS: version3.test
PASS: version4.test
PASS: version6.test
PASS: version7.test
PASS: vpath.test
PASS: vtexi.test
PASS: vtexi2.test
PASS: warnopts.test
PASS: werror.test
PASS: werror2.test
PASS: whoami.test
PASS: xsource.test
PASS: yacc.test
PASS: yacc2.test
PASS: yacc3.test
PASS: yacc4.test
PASS: yacc5.test
PASS: yacc6.test
PASS: yacc7.test
PASS: yacc8.test
PASS: yaccpp.test
PASS: yaccvpath.test
=====================================
2 of 511 tests failed
(40 tests were not run)
Please report to address@hidden
=====================================
make[2]: *** [check-TESTS] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/tests'
make[1]: *** [check-am] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/automake/automake-1.9.2/tests'
make: *** [check-recursive] Error 1
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