libtool 1.4: 15 of 69 tests fail on a aix 4.3.3.0 machine

[Tom Epperly]

I tried install libtool 1.4 on a powerpc-ibm-aix4.3.3.0 system, and
15 of 69 tests failed.

PASS: cdemo-static.test
PASS: cdemo-make.test
PASS: cdemo-exec.test
PASS: demo-static.test
PASS: demo-make.test
PASS: demo-exec.test
PASS: demo-inst.test
PASS: demo-unst.test
PASS: depdemo-static.test
PASS: depdemo-make.test
PASS: depdemo-exec.test
PASS: depdemo-inst.test
PASS: depdemo-unst.test
PASS: mdemo-static.test
PASS: mdemo-make.test
PASS: mdemo-exec.test
PASS: mdemo-inst.test
PASS: mdemo-unst.test
PASS: cdemo-conf.test
PASS: cdemo-make.test
PASS: cdemo-exec.test
PASS: demo-conf.test
PASS: demo-make.test
FAIL: demo-exec.test
PASS: demo-inst.test
PASS: demo-unst.test
FAIL: deplibs.test
PASS: depdemo-conf.test
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst/lib is not empty.
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst is not empty.
PASS: depdemo-make.test
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst/lib is not empty.
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst is not empty.
FAIL: depdemo-exec.test
FAIL: depdemo-inst.test
PASS: depdemo-unst.test
PASS: mdemo-conf.test
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst/lib is not empty.
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst is not empty.
FAIL: mdemo-make.test
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst/lib is not empty.
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst is not empty.
PASS: mdemo-unst.test
FAIL: dryrun.test
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst/lib is not empty.
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst is not empty.
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst/lib is not empty.
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst is not empty.
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst/lib is not empty.
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst is not empty.
PASS: demo-pic.test
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst/lib is not empty.
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst is not empty.
PASS: demo-make.test
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst/lib is not empty.
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst is not empty.
FAIL: demo-exec.test
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst/lib is not empty.
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst is not empty.
PASS: demo-nopic.test
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst/lib is not empty.
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst is not empty.
PASS: demo-make.test
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst/lib is not empty.
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst is not empty.
FAIL: demo-exec.test
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst/lib is not empty.
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst is not empty.
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst/lib is not empty.
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst is not empty.
PASS: cdemo-shared.test
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst/lib is not empty.
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst is not empty.
PASS: cdemo-make.test
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst/lib is not empty.
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst is not empty.
PASS: cdemo-exec.test
PASS: demo-shared.test
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst/lib is not empty.
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst is not empty.
PASS: demo-make.test
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst/lib is not empty.
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst is not empty.
FAIL: demo-exec.test
PASS: demo-inst.test
FAIL: hardcode.test
FAIL: build-relink.test
PASS: noinst-link.test
PASS: demo-unst.test
PASS: depdemo-shared.test
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst/lib is not empty.
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst is not empty.
PASS: depdemo-make.test
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst/lib is not empty.
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst is not empty.
FAIL: depdemo-exec.test
FAIL: depdemo-inst.test
FAIL: build-relink2.test
PASS: depdemo-unst.test
PASS: mdemo-shared.test
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst/lib is not empty.
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst is not empty.
FAIL: mdemo-make.test
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst/lib is not empty.
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst is not empty.
PASS: mdemo-unst.test
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst/lib is not empty.
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst is not empty.
PASS: assign.test
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst/lib is not empty.
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst is not empty.
PASS: link.test
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst/lib is not empty.
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst is not empty.
PASS: link-2.test
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst/lib is not empty.
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst is not empty.
PASS: nomode.test
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst/lib is not empty.
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst is not empty.
PASS: quote.test
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst/lib is not empty.
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst is not empty.
PASS: sh.test
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst/lib is not empty.
rm: 0653-611 Directory ./_inst is not empty.
PASS: suffix.test
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15 of 69 tests failed
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gcc --version
2.95.2

Also, I noted a cryptic comment about AIX in the "Inter-library
dependencies"  section of the documentation.  Can someone elaborate on the
limitations of shared-library creation and use on AIX 4.x?  Are these
limitations still present in AIX 5.x?

Tom

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