Subject: bug#68190: closed (Re: bug#68119: [GNU automake 1.16.5] test-suite 45 tests failed)

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Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2024 22:48:09 +0000

Your bug report

#68119: [GNU automake 1.16.5] test-suite 45 tests failed

which was filed against the automake package, has been closed.

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Subject: Re: bug#68119: [GNU automake 1.16.5] test-suite 45 tests failed
From: Karl Berry <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
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Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2024 15:47:08 -0700
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Erik, I think all the automake test problems you reported here have been
resolved (thanks to your excellent debugging). So closing. Leaving
#68808 open until Zack or I have a chance to look into testing of make
for the subsecond mtimes. Thanks again! -k

Subject: Re: [GNU automake 1.16.5] test-suite 45 tests failed
From: Erik A Johnson <[email-masked]>
To: Karl Berry <[email-masked]>
Cc: "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2024 04:09:23 +0000
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Karl,

92 tests fail on 1.16j

Erik

> On Dec 31, 2023, at 3:18 PM, Karl Berry <[email-masked]> wrote:
>
> Hi Erik - thanks for the follow-up. Now I understand. You were testing
> automake-1.16.5. But you sent it so soon after we released a pretest, I
> didn't notice, and thought you were testing the pretest :).
>
> These test failures (among lots of other things) are supposedly fixed in
> the current sources. Could you easily test
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/automake/automake-1.16j.tar.xz__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!pZ6_FkXW-_xJQ_Wj2_fHW89u9tG6I-8M19IL6SdqSha6C1-YenRgi1nps9gHwrn0PMD34_554_GB0qAg$
> ?
>
> No need to install it, just ./configure && make && make -j8 check;
> for whatever value of "8" you like :). --thanks, karl.