weird make check failures

[Alfred M. Szmidt]

I keep getting these weird failures in a lot of utilties that used to
be in sh-utils before, anyone knows whats going on?  This happens for
me both on GNU/Hurd and GNU/Linux.

Making check in cut
/obj/local/coreutils/tests/cut
make[1]: Entering directory `/obj/local/coreutils/tests/cut'
cd ../.. && /bin/sh ./config.status tests/cut/Makefile 
config.status: creating tests/cut/Makefile
make[1]: Leaving directory `/obj/local/coreutils/tests/cut'
make[1]: Entering directory `/obj/local/coreutils/tests/cut'
make  check-TESTS
make[2]: Entering directory `/obj/local/coreutils/tests/cut'
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/1.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 57: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/1.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/2.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 111: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/2.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/3.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 165: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/3.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/4.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 219: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/4.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/5.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 273: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/5.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/6.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 327: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/6.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/7.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 381: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/7.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/8.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 435: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/8.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/9.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 489: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/9.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/a.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 543: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/a.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/b.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 597: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/b.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/c.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 651: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/c.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/d.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 705: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/d.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/e.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 759: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/e.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/f.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 813: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/f.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/g.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 867: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/g.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/h.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 921: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/h.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/i.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 975: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/i.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/j.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 1029: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/j.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/k.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 1083: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/k.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/l.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 1137: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/l.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/m.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 1191: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/m.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/n.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 1245: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/n.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/o.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 1299: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/o.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/p.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 1353: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/p.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/q.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 1407: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/q.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/r.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 1461: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/r.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/s.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 1515: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/s.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/t.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 1569: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/t.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/u.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 1623: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/u.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/v.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 1677: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/v.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/w.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 1731: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/w.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/x.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 1785: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/x.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 1821: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/y.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 1857: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/z.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 1893: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/empty-fl.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 1929: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/missing-fl.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 1965: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/empty-bl.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 2001: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/missing-bl.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/empty-f1.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 2055: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/empty-f1.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/empty-f2.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 2109: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/empty-f2.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/o-delim.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 2163: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/o-delim.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/nul-idelim.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 2217: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/nul-idelim.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/nul-odelim.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 2271: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/nul-odelim.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/multichar-od.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 2325: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/multichar-od.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/8bit-delim.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 2379: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/8bit-delim.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/out-delim1.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 2433: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/out-delim1.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/out-delim2.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 2487: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/out-delim2.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/out-delim3.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 2541: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/out-delim3.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/out-delim4.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 2595: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/out-delim4.I: No such file or directory
cat: /src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/out-delim5.I: No such file or directory
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/cut-tests: line 2649: 
/src-cvs/coreutils/tests/cut/out-delim5.I: No such file or directory
FAIL: cut-tests
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1 of 1 tests failed
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