bug#10324: [Platform-testers] Automake 1.11.1b test release

[Stefano Lattarini]

Hi Peter.

On 12/19/2011 06:51 AM, Peter Rosin wrote:
> Bruno Haible skrev 2011-12-19 03:11:
>
> *snip*
>
> > * Cygwin 1.7.9
> >
> > 19 of 808 tests failed
> >
> > FAIL: distcheck-override-infodir.test
> > FAIL: fort4.test
> > FAIL: gettext.test
> > FAIL: instdir-texi.test
> > FAIL: parallel-am.test
> > FAIL: txinfo3.test
> > FAIL: txinfo13.test
> > FAIL: txinfo16.test
> > FAIL: txinfo18.test
> > FAIL: txinfo21.test
> > FAIL: txinfo22.test
> > FAIL: txinfo23.test
> > FAIL: txinfo24.test
> > FAIL: txinfo25.test
> > FAIL: txinfo28.test
> > FAIL: txinfo33.test
> > FAIL: transform2.test
> > FAIL: version7.test
> > FAIL: vtexi4.test
> >
> > Is the attached log file enough for you to investigate? You have access to
> > the machine.
> You need this:
> http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2011-11/msg00393.html
Since this error has come up few times already, do you know if there is 
a simple
way for our tests to detect this Cygwin-specific TeX breakage, and so 
get skipped
instead of failing spuriously?

Thanks,
  Stefano