Re: Failures on SunOS 4.1.4

[Stepan Kasal]

Hello,

On Sun, Jul 31, 2005 at 01:11:25PM +0200, Peter Klein wrote:
> I just compiled automake 1.9.6 on my old Sparc Station (SS5/170).
> This machine is running SunOS 4.1.4 and has gcc 2.95.3.

why do you still have to use this machine, and, in particular, that OS?
It's very old, you must expect problems.

If keeping this machine in not a necessity, but rather a hobby, you
should understand that you are on your own.  It should be _your_ skills
which keep this machine alive, even with new versions of tools.

> -> 368 of 509 tests failed
> Please let me know, if you want to get any additional information.
> I would like to see a higher PASSED rate, when running the tests!

have you read automake-1.9.6/tests/README?
That file explains how you can investigate the details.

It's a free software, _you_ have the power to fix it.  ;-)

There will probably be only a few causes of these massive failures.
Try to find out, perhaps even prepare a patch, and try whether the
Automake maintainer will accept it.

Good luck,
        Stepan Kasal