automake-1.7.4 compiler OK but make check Error

Dear Sir,

I compiler automake-1.7.4 on IBM AIX5L as below

 

# cd automake-1.7.4
# ls
AIXPDSLIB.Warnings  Makefile.am         automake            config.status
AUTHORS             Makefile.in         automake.in         configure
COPYING             NEWS                automake.info       configure.in
ChangeLog           README              automake.info-1     lib
ChangeLog.00        README.RS6K         automake.info-2     m4
ChangeLog.01        THANKS              automake.info-3     stamp-vti
ChangeLog.96        TODO                automake.info-4     tests
ChangeLog.98        aclocal             automake.info-5     version.texi
INSTALL             aclocal.in          automake.texi
Makefile            aclocal.m4          config.log
# ./configure

checking for a BSD-compatible install... lib/install-sh -c
chbug-automake@xxxxxxx environment is sane... yes

checking for gawk... no
checking for mawk... no
checking for nawk... nawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for perl... /usr/bin/perl
checking for tex... no
checking whether ln works... yes
checking for egrep... grep -E
checking for fgrep... grep -F
configure: creating ./config.status
config.status: creating Makefile
config.status: creating lib/Automake/Makefile
config.status: creating lib/Makefile
config.status: creating lib/am/Makefile
config.status: creating m4/Makefile
config.status: creating m4/amversion.m4
config.status: creating tests/Makefile
config.status: creating tests/defs
# make
Making all in .
make[1]: Entering directory `/users/automake-1.7.4'
sed -e 's,[@]datadir[@],/usr/local/share,g' -e 's,[@]PERL[@],/usr/bin/perl,g' -e
 's,[@]configure_input[@],Makefile.  Generated from Makefile.in by configure.,g'
 -e 's,[@]PACKAGE[@],automake,g' -e 's,[@]VERSION[@],1.7.4,g' -e 's,[@]APIVERSIO

N[@],1.7,g' -e 's,[@]SHELL[@],/bin/sh,g' < ./automake.in > automake
chmod +x automake
sed -e 's,[@]datadir[@],/usr/local/share,g' -e 's,[@]PERL[@],/usr/bin/perl,g' -e
 's,[@]configure_input[@],Makefile.  Generated from Makefile.in by configure.,g'
 -e 's,[@]PACKAGE[@],automake,g' -e 's,[@]VERSION[@],1.7.4,g' -e 's,[@]APIVERSIO
N[@],1.7,g' -e 's,[@]SHELL[@],/bin/sh,g' < ./aclocal.in > aclocal
chmod +x aclocal
make[1]: Leaving directory `/users/automake-1.7.4'
Making all in m4
make[1]: Entering directory `/users/automake-1.7.4/m4'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/users/automake-1.7.4/m4'
Making all in lib
make[1]: Entering directory `/users/automake-1.7.4/lib'
Making all in Automake
make[2]: Entering directory `/users/automake-1.7.4/lib/Automake'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/users/automake-1.7.4/lib/Automake'
Making all in am
make[2]: Entering directory `/users/automake-1.7.4/lib/am'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/users/automake-1.7.4/lib/am'
make[2]: Entering directory `/users/automake-1.7.4/lib'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'.

make[2]: Leaving directory `/users/automake-1.7.4/lib'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/users/automake-1.7.4/lib'
Making all in tests
make[1]: Entering directory `/users/automake-1.7.4/tests'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/users/automake-1.7.4/tests'
# make check
Making check in .
make[1]: Entering directory `/users/automake-1.7.4'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `check-am'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/users/automake-1.7.4'
Making check in m4
make[1]: Entering directory `/users/automake-1.7.4/m4'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `check'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/users/automake-1.7.4/m4'
Making check in lib
make[1]: Entering directory `/users/automake-1.7.4/lib'
Making check in Automake
make[2]: Entering directory `/users/automake-1.7.4/lib/Automake'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `check'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/users/automake-1.7.4/lib/Automake'
Making check in am
make[2]: Entering directory `/users/automake-1.7.4/lib/am'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `check'.

make[2]: Leaving directory `/users/automake-1.7.4/lib/am'
make[2]: Entering directory `/users/automake-1.7.4/lib'
make[2]: Nothing to be done for `check-am'.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/users/automake-1.7.4/lib'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/users/automake-1.7.4/lib'
Making check in tests
make[1]: Entering directory `/users/automake-1.7.4/tests'
make  defs
make[2]: Entering directory `/users/automake-1.7.4/tests'
make[2]: `defs' is up to date.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/users/automake-1.7.4/tests'
make  check-TESTS
make[2]: Entering directory `/users/automake-1.7.4/tests'
PASS: acinclude.test
PASS: aclibobj.test
PASS: aclocal.test
PASS: aclocal2.test
PASS: aclocal.test
PASS: aclocal2.test
PASS: aclocal3.test
PASS: aclocal4.test
PASS: acoutnoq.test
PASS: acoutpt.test
PASS: acoutpt2.test

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PASS: werror.test
PASS: whoami.test
PASS: xsource.test
PASS: yacc.test
PASS: yacc2.test
PASS: yacc3.test
SKIP: yacc4.test
PASS: yacc5.test
PASS: yacc6.test
PASS: yacc7.test
SKIP: yacc8.test
PASS: yaccpp.test
SKIP: yaccvpath.test
=====================================
1 of 407 tests failed
(49 tests were not run)
Please report to bug-automake@xxxxxxx
=====================================
make[2]: *** [check-TESTS] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/users/automake-1.7.4/tests'
make[1]: *** [check-am] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/users/automake-1.7.4/tests'
make: *** [check-recursive] Error 1
#

 

 

Please help me to accomplish this project.

 

Sincerely,

 

Birch