coreutils 5.2.1 make check fails

[michael]

Hello,

Trying to install coreutils 5.2.1 on a Linux 2.4.25 system.

./configure --prefix=/ --sysconfdir=/etc --disable-nls \
        --mandir=/usr/man  --infodir=/usr/info
        make && make check && make install


Fails on make check :

Making check in chgrp
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/src/coreutils-5.2.1/tests/chgrp'
make  check-TESTS
make[3]: Entering directory `/home/src/coreutils-5.2.1/tests/chgrp'
SKIP: no-x
PASS: posix-H
PASS: basic
PASS: deref
PASS: recurse
======================
All 4 tests passed
(1 tests were not run)
======================
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/src/coreutils-5.2.1/tests/chgrp'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/src/coreutils-5.2.1/tests/chgrp'
Making check in chmod
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/src/coreutils-5.2.1/tests/chmod'
make  check-TESTS
make[3]: Entering directory `/home/src/coreutils-5.2.1/tests/chmod'
out exp differ: char 8, line 1
1c1
< chmod: getting attributes of `d/no-x/y': Permission denied
---
> chmod: `d/no-x': Permission denied
FAIL: no-x
PASS: equals
PASS: equal-x
PASS: c-option
PASS: setgid
======================================
1 of 5 tests failed
Please report to address@hidden
======================================
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/src/coreutils-5.2.1/tests/chmod'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/src/coreutils-5.2.1/tests/chmod'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/src/coreutils-5.2.1/tests'

Fails on make check-root:

cd tests && make check-root
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/src/coreutils-5.2.1/tests'
cd chown && make check TESTS=basic
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/src/coreutils-5.2.1/tests/chown'
make  check-TESTS
make[3]: Entering directory `/home/src/coreutils-5.2.1/tests/chown'
PASS: basic
==================
All 1 tests passed
==================
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/src/coreutils-5.2.1/tests/chown'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/src/coreutils-5.2.1/tests/chown'
cd cp    && make check TESTS=special-bits
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/src/coreutils-5.2.1/tests/cp'
make  check-TESTS
make[3]: Entering directory `/home/src/coreutils-5.2.1/tests/cp'
PASS: special-bits
==================
All 1 tests passed
==================
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/src/coreutils-5.2.1/tests/cp'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/src/coreutils-5.2.1/tests/cp'
cd mv    && make check TESTS=mv-special-1
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/src/coreutils-5.2.1/tests/mv'
make  check-TESTS
make[3]: Entering directory `/home/src/coreutils-5.2.1/tests/mv'
PASS: mv-special-1
==================
All 1 tests passed
==================
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/src/coreutils-5.2.1/tests/mv'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/src/coreutils-5.2.1/tests/mv'
cd rm    && make check TESTS=fail-2eperm
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/src/coreutils-5.2.1/tests/rm'
make  check-TESTS
make[3]: Entering directory `/home/src/coreutils-5.2.1/tests/rm'
out exp differ: char 12, line 1
1,2c1
< rm: cannot unlink `a/b': Operation not permitted
< rm: cannot remove directory `a': Directory not empty
---
> rm: cannot remove `a/b': Operation not permitted
FAIL: fail-2eperm
======================================
1 of 1 tests failed
Please report to address@hidden
======================================
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/src/coreutils-5.2.1/tests/rm'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/src/coreutils-5.2.1/tests/rm'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/src/coreutils-5.2.1/tests'

Assistance is appreciated.

Michael...