texinfo-4.13a 53 of 53 tests failed

[Dennis Clarke]

looks like the testsuite has a strange dependency on Linux coreutils because 
the syntax to a simple "cp" is wrong.  Will not work on UNIX systems with
XPG4 or XPG6 compliance. 

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./ii-0001-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0001-test
./ii-0002-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0002-test
./ii-0003-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0003-test
./ii-0004-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0004-test
./ii-0005-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0005-test
./ii-0006-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0006-test
./ii-0007-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0007-test
./ii-0008-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0008-test
./ii-0009-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0009-test
./ii-0010-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0010-test
./ii-0011-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0011-test
./ii-0012-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0012-test
./ii-0013-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0013-test
./ii-0014-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0014-test
./ii-0015-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0015-test
./ii-0016-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0016-test
./ii-0017-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0017-test
./ii-0018-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0018-test
./ii-0019-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0019-test
./ii-0020-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0020-test
./ii-0021-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0021-test
./ii-0022-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0022-test
./ii-0023-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0023-test
./ii-0024-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0024-test
./ii-0025-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0025-test
./ii-0026-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0026-test
./ii-0027-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0027-test
./ii-0028-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0028-test
./ii-0029-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0029-test
./ii-0030-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0030-test
./ii-0031-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0031-test
./ii-0032-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0032-test
./ii-0033-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0033-test
./ii-0034-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0034-test
./ii-0035-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0035-test
./ii-0036-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0036-test
./ii-0037-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0037-test
./ii-0038-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0038-test
./ii-0039-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0039-test
./ii-0040-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0040-test
./ii-0041-test: mktemp: not found
./ii-0041-test: zdiff: not found
FAIL: ii-0041-test
./ii-0042-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0042-test
./ii-0043-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0043-test
./ii-0044-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0044-test
./ii-0045-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0045-test
./ii-0046-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0046-test
./ii-0047-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0047-test
./ii-0048-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0048-test
./ii-0049-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0049-test
./ii-0050-test: mktemp: not found
./ii-0050-test: zdiff: not found
FAIL: ii-0050-test
./ii-0051-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0051-test
./ii-0052-test: mktemp: not found
cp: Insufficient arguments (1)
Usage: cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 f2
       cp [-f] [-i] [-p] f1 ... fn d1
       cp -r|R [-f] [-i] [-p] d1 ... dn-1 dn
FAIL: ii-0052-test
./ii-0053-test: mktemp: not found
FAIL: ii-0053-test
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mimas$