Re: 2.53 doesn't work on MacOS X

[Akim Demaille]

| Output from make check (I tried to send the whole thing but the list
| rejected it. If there is someplace to send the whole check, let me
| know):
| 
| 
| [localhost:~/src/autoconf-2.53] dthompsn% make check
| Making check in bin
| make[1]: Nothing to be done for `check'.
| Making check in tests
| make  autoconf autoheader autoreconf autom4te autoscan autoupdate ifnames
| make[2]: `autoconf' is up to date.
| make[2]: `autoheader' is up to date.
| make[2]: `autoreconf' is up to date.
| make[2]: `autom4te' is up to date.
| make[2]: `autoscan' is up to date.
| make[2]: `autoupdate' is up to date.
| make[2]: `ifnames' is up to date.
| make  check-local
| ./autom4te --language=autotest -I . suite.at -o testsuite.tmp
| mv testsuite.tmp testsuite
| /bin/sh ./testsuite
| ## ----------------------------- ##
| ## GNU Autoconf 2.53 test suite. ##
| ## ----------------------------- ##
| 
| Executables (autoheader, autoupdate...).
| 
|    1: tools.at:47       ok
|    2: tools.at:92       ok
|    3: tools.at:122      FAILED near `tools.at:190'
|    4: tools.at:211      ok
|    5: tools.at:242      ok
|    6: tools.at:268      ok
|    7: tools.at:312      ok
|    8: tools.at:360      FAILED near `tools.at:375'
|    9: tools.at:478      FAILED near `tools.at:499'
|   10: tools.at:512      FAILED near `tools.at:526'
|   11: tools.at:539      FAILED near `tools.at:547'
| 
| M4sugar.
| 
|   12: m4sugar.at:35     ok
|   13: m4sugar.at:76     ok
|   14: m4sugar.at:115    ok
| 
| M4sh.
| 
|   15: m4sh.at:29        FAILED near `m4sh.at:75'
|   16: m4sh.at:94        ok
|   17: m4sh.at:155       ok
|   18: m4sh.at:212       ok
|   19: m4sh.at:245       ok
| 
| Autoconf base layer.
| 
|   20: base.at:29        ok
|   21: base.at:71        ok
|   22: base.at:115       ok
|   23: base.at:158       ok
|   24: base.at:190       ok
|   25: base.at:209       ok
| 
| Testing config.status.
| 
|   26: torture.at:30     FAILED near `torture.at:30'
|   27: torture.at:68     ok
|   28: torture.at:110    ok
|   29: torture.at:194    ok
|   30: torture.at:225    ok
|   31: torture.at:262    ok
|   32: torture.at:356    FAILED near `torture.at:426'
|   33: torture.at:465    ok
|   34: torture.at:505    ok
|   35: torture.at:541    ok
| 
| Low level compiling/preprocessing macros.
| 
|   36: compile.at:32     ok
|   37: compile.at:78     ok
|   38: compile.at:114    ok
|   39: compile.at:151    FAILED near `compile.at:151'
| 
| Testing autoconf/lang macros.
| 
|   40: aclang.at:7       FAILED near `aclang.at:7'
|   41: aclang.at:8       FAILED near `aclang.at:8'
|   42: aclang.at:11      FAILED near `aclang.at:11'
| 
| C low level compiling/preprocessing macros.
| 
|   43: c.at:47           FAILED near `c.at:47'
|   44: c.at:59           ok
|   45: c.at:87           FAILED near `c.at:87'
|   46: c.at:100          FAILED near `c.at:100'
|   47: c.at:111          FAILED near `c.at:127'
|   48: c.at:141          ok (skipped near `c.at:144')
|   49: c.at:178          ok (skipped near `c.at:181')
| 
| Testing autoconf/c macros.
| 
|   50: acc.at:7          FAILED near `acc.at:7'
|   51: acc.at:8          FAILED near `acc.at:8'
|   52: acc.at:9          FAILED near `acc.at:9'
|   53: acc.at:10         FAILED near `acc.at:10'
|   54: acc.at:11         FAILED near `acc.at:11'
|   55: acc.at:12         FAILED near `acc.at:12'
|   56: acc.at:13         FAILED near `acc.at:13'
|   57: acc.at:16         FAILED near `acc.at:16'
|   58: acc.at:17         FAILED near `acc.at:17'
|   59: acc.at:18         FAILED near `acc.at:18'
| 
| Fortran low level compiling/preprocessing macros.
| 
|   60: fortran.at:51     FAILED near `fortran.at:51'
| 
| Testing autoconf/fortran macros.
| 
|   61: acfortran.at:7    FAILED near `acfortran.at:7'
|   62: acfortran.at:8    FAILED near `acfortran.at:8'
|   63: acfortran.at:9    FAILED near `acfortran.at:9'
|   64: acfortran.at:12   FAILED near `acfortran.at:12'
| 
| Semantics.
| 
|   65: semantics.at:73   FAILED near `semantics.at:73'
|   66: semantics.at:86   FAILED near `semantics.at:86'
|   67: semantics.at:98   FAILED near `semantics.at:98'
|   68: semantics.at:106  FAILED near `semantics.at:117'
|   69: semantics.at:141  FAILED near `semantics.at:141'
|   70: semantics.at:154  FAILED near `semantics.at:154'
|   71: semantics.at:171  FAILED near `semantics.at:171'
|   72: semantics.at:189  FAILED near `semantics.at:189'
|   73: semantics.at:205  FAILED near `semantics.at:205'
|   74: semantics.at:212  ok
|   75: semantics.at:257  FAILED near `semantics.at:257'
|   76: semantics.at:291  ok
|   77: semantics.at:340  FAILED near `semantics.at:349'
|   78: semantics.at:378  ok
|   79: semantics.at:422  FAILED near `semantics.at:424'
|   80: semantics.at:440  FAILED near `semantics.at:440'
|   81: semantics.at:441  FAILED near `semantics.at:441'
| 
| Testing autoconf/general macros.
| 
|   82: acgeneral.at:7    FAILED near `acgeneral.at:7'
|   83: acgeneral.at:8    FAILED near `acgeneral.at:8'
|   84: acgeneral.at:9    FAILED near `acgeneral.at:9'
|   85: acgeneral.at:10   FAILED near `acgeneral.at:10'
|   86: acgeneral.at:11   FAILED near `acgeneral.at:11'
|   87: acgeneral.at:12   FAILED near `acgeneral.at:12'
|   88: acgeneral.at:13   FAILED near `acgeneral.at:13'
|   89: acgeneral.at:16   FAILED near `acgeneral.at:16'
|   90: acgeneral.at:17   FAILED near `acgeneral.at:17'
|   91: acgeneral.at:18   FAILED near `acgeneral.at:18'
|   92: acgeneral.at:19   FAILED near `acgeneral.at:19'
|   93: acgeneral.at:20   FAILED near `acgeneral.at:20'
| 
| Testing autoconf/status macros.
| 
|   94: acstatus.at:9     FAILED near `acstatus.at:9'
| 
| Testing autoconf/specific macros.
| 
|   95: acspecific.at:7   FAILED near `acspecific.at:7'
|   96: acspecific.at:8   FAILED near `acspecific.at:8'
|   97: acspecific.at:9   FAILED near `acspecific.at:9'
|   98: acspecific.at:10  FAILED near `acspecific.at:10'
|   99: acspecific.at:11  FAILED near `acspecific.at:11'
| 100: acspecific.at:12  FAILED near `acspecific.at:12'
| 101: acspecific.at:13  FAILED near `acspecific.at:13'
| 102: acspecific.at:16  FAILED near `acspecific.at:16'
| 103: acspecific.at:17  FAILED near `acspecific.at:17'
| 104: acspecific.at:18  FAILED near `acspecific.at:18'
| 105: acspecific.at:19  FAILED near `acspecific.at:19'
| 106: acspecific.at:20  FAILED near `acspecific.at:20'
| 107: acspecific.at:21  FAILED near `acspecific.at:21'
| 
| Testing autoconf/programs macros.
| 
| 108: acprograms.at:7   FAILED near `acprograms.at:7'
| 109: acprograms.at:8   FAILED near `acprograms.at:8'
| 110: acprograms.at:9   FAILED near `acprograms.at:9'
| 111: acprograms.at:10  FAILED near `acprograms.at:10'
| 112: acprograms.at:11  FAILED near `acprograms.at:11'
| 113: acprograms.at:12  FAILED near `acprograms.at:12'
| 114: acprograms.at:13  FAILED near `acprograms.at:13'
| 115: acprograms.at:16  FAILED near `acprograms.at:16'
| 116: acprograms.at:17  FAILED near `acprograms.at:17'
| 117: acprograms.at:18  FAILED near `acprograms.at:18'
| 
| Testing autoconf/headers macros.
| 
| 118: acheaders.at:7    FAILED near `acheaders.at:7'
| 119: acheaders.at:8    FAILED near `acheaders.at:8'
| 120: acheaders.at:9    FAILED near `acheaders.at:9'
| 121: acheaders.at:12   FAILED near `acheaders.at:12'
| 122: acheaders.at:13   FAILED near `acheaders.at:13'
| 123: acheaders.at:14   FAILED near `acheaders.at:14'
| 124: acheaders.at:15   FAILED near `acheaders.at:15'
| 
| Testing autoconf/types macros.
| 
| 125: actypes.at:7      FAILED near `actypes.at:7'
| 126: actypes.at:8      FAILED near `actypes.at:8'
| 127: actypes.at:9      FAILED near `actypes.at:9'
| 128: actypes.at:10     FAILED near `actypes.at:10'
| 129: actypes.at:11     FAILED near `actypes.at:11'
| 130: actypes.at:14     FAILED near `actypes.at:14'
| 131: actypes.at:15     FAILED near `actypes.at:15'
| 132: actypes.at:16     FAILED near `actypes.at:16'
| 133: actypes.at:17     FAILED near `actypes.at:17'
| 134: actypes.at:18     FAILED near `actypes.at:18'
| 
| Testing autoconf/functions macros.
| 
| 135: acfunctions.at:7  FAILED near `acfunctions.at:7'
| 136: acfunctions.at:8  FAILED near `acfunctions.at:8'
| 137: acfunctions.at:9  FAILED near `acfunctions.at:9'
| 138: acfunctions.at:10 FAILED near `acfunctions.at:10'
| 139: acfunctions.at:11 FAILED near `acfunctions.at:11'
| 140: acfunctions.at:12 FAILED near `acfunctions.at:12'
| 141: acfunctions.at:13 FAILED near `acfunctions.at:13'
| 142: acfunctions.at:14 FAILED near `acfunctions.at:14'
| 143: acfunctions.at:15 FAILED near `acfunctions.at:15'
| 144: acfunctions.at:16 FAILED near `acfunctions.at:16'
| 145: acfunctions.at:17 FAILED near `acfunctions.at:17'
| 146: acfunctions.at:18 FAILED near `acfunctions.at:18'
| 147: acfunctions.at:19 FAILED near `acfunctions.at:19'
| 148: acfunctions.at:20 FAILED near `acfunctions.at:20'
| 149: acfunctions.at:21 FAILED near `acfunctions.at:21'
| 150: acfunctions.at:22 FAILED near `acfunctions.at:22'
| 151: acfunctions.at:23 FAILED near `acfunctions.at:23'
| 152: acfunctions.at:24 FAILED near `acfunctions.at:24'
| 153: acfunctions.at:25 FAILED near `acfunctions.at:25'
| 154: acfunctions.at:26 FAILED near `acfunctions.at:26'
| 155: acfunctions.at:27 FAILED near `acfunctions.at:27'
| 156: acfunctions.at:28 FAILED near `acfunctions.at:28'
| 157: acfunctions.at:29 FAILED near `acfunctions.at:29'
| 158: acfunctions.at:30 FAILED near `acfunctions.at:30'
| 159: acfunctions.at:31 FAILED near `acfunctions.at:31'
| 160: acfunctions.at:32 FAILED near `acfunctions.at:32'
| 161: acfunctions.at:33 FAILED near `acfunctions.at:33'
| 
| 
| 
| At 11:20 PM -0800 3/26/02, Paul Eggert wrote:
| >  > From: David Thompson <address@hidden>
| >>  Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 22:03:57 -0700
| >>
| >>  I just wanted somebody to know that I've been trying to test 2.53 on
| >>  MacOS X and it just plain doesn't work. I'm not sure where it is
| >>  breaking, but after running autoconf on my configure.in
| >
| >What happens if you run "make check" in the Autoconf source directory?

Actually, what we need is testsuite.log.  But it's going to be huge.
Given that someone else is helping us #3, I'd ask you to test 82 only:

        cd tests
        ./testsuite 82

and send testsuite.log.