Hello Dieter, * Dr. Ing. Dieter Jurzitza wrote on Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 12:40:35PM CET: > for the begin: you're right, I am not attempting to build 2.6.3 but 2.63 > instead, this was just a typo. Are you trying to build an unmodified version of GNU Autoconf 2.63 or a tarball with distro-specific patches applied? The GNU version does not have an AT_XFAIL_IF marker for this particular test in this particular version, so a PASS should not be unexpected. If you are using a modified Autoconf: the problem is in a modification. Presumably an AT_XFAIL_IF was added when somebody tried this test with a newer Automake release that required more preselections. Hmm, I guess I don't know how to rewrite the "autom4te preselections" test well so that it is robust for distros to use, with varying Automake version. Eric, should we bite the bullet and hard-code the expected Automake version (and SKIP if not in a safe range)? Or should we rather SKIP this test instead of FAILing it? Thanks, Ralf > 27. tools.at:941: testing ... > ./tools.at:947: automake --version || exit 77 > stderr: > stdout: > automake (GNU automake) 1.10 > Written by Tom Tromey <tromey@xxxxxxxxxx> > and Alexandre Duret-Lutz <adl@xxxxxxx>. > > Copyright 2006 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. > ./tools.at:948: test ! -f $HOME/.autom4te.cfg || exit 77 > stderr: > stdout: > ./tools.at:965: aclocal || { ret=$?; test $ret -eq 63 && ret=77; exit $ret; } > stderr: > ./tools.at:967: test -d autom4te.cache || exit 77 > ./tools.at:968: autoconf > ./tools.at:976: aclocal > stderr: > ./tools.at:977: automake --no-force --add-missing > stderr: > configure.in:2: installing `./missing' > configure.in:2: installing `./install-sh' > ./tools.at:978: autoconf > ./tools.at:979: test "`find configure -newer newer`" = "" || > { diff old-requests autom4te.cache/requests; exit 1; } > Not enabling shell tracing (command contains a `...` command substitution) > 27. tools.at:941: UNEXPECTED PASS _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf