Re: aclocal7.test fail only

thanks for the response

yep lfs do package it differently.. i dont even have another user
other than root setup yet...

revised verbose execution
root:/sources/automake-1.9.6/tests#  make check TESTS=aclocal7.test VERBOSE=x
make  defs aclocal-1.9 automake-1.9
make[1]: Entering directory `/sources/automake-1.9.6/tests'
make[1]: `defs' is up to date.
make[1]: `aclocal-1.9' is up to date.
make[1]: `automake-1.9' is up to date.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/sources/automake-1.9.6/tests'
make  check-TESTS
make[1]: Entering directory `/sources/automake-1.9.6/tests'
/sources/automake-1.9.6/tests:/bin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/tools/bin
=== Running test ./aclocal7.test
++ pwd
/sources/automake-1.9.6/tests/testSubDir
+ set -e
+ cat
+ mkdir sub
+ :
+ cat
+ :
+ mkdir m4
+ echo 'AC_DEFUN([SOME_DEFS], [])'
+ sleep 2
+ aclocal-1.9 -I m4
+ sleep 2
+ automake-1.9 --foreign -Werror -Wall --no-force
+ sleep 2
+ touch foo
+ aclocal-1.9 -I m4
+ automake-1.9 --foreign -Werror -Wall --no-force
++ ls -1t aclocal.m4 Makefile.in sub/Makefile.in foo
++ sed 1q
+ test foo = foo
+ sleep 2
+ aclocal-1.9 -I m4 --force
++ ls -1t aclocal.m4 foo
++ sed 1q
+ test aclocal.m4 = aclocal.m4
+ sleep 2
+ automake-1.9 --foreign -Werror -Wall --no-force
++ ls -1t Makefile.in foo
++ sed 1q
+ test Makefile.in = Makefile.in
++ ls -1t sub/Makefile.in foo
++ sed 1q
+ test sub/Makefile.in = sub/Makefile.in
+ touch m4/somedefs.m4
+ sleep 2
+ touch foo
+ sleep 2
+ aclocal-1.9 -I m4
+ sleep 2
+ automake-1.9 --foreign -Werror -Wall --no-force
++ ls -1t aclocal.m4 foo
++ sed 1q
+ test aclocal.m4 = aclocal.m4
++ ls -1t Makefile.in foo
++ sed 1q
+ test Makefile.in = Makefile.in
++ ls -1t sub/Makefile.in foo
++ sed 1q
+ test sub/Makefile.in = sub/Makefile.in
+ touch fragment.inc
+ sleep 2
+ touch foo
+ aclocal-1.9 -I m4
+ automake-1.9 --foreign -Werror -Wall --no-force
++ ls -1t aclocal.m4 foo
++ sed 1q
+ test foo = foo
++ ls -1t Makefile.in foo
++ sed 1q
+ test Makefile.in = Makefile.in
++ ls -1t sub/Makefile.in foo
++ sed 1q
+ test foo = foo
+ grep README Makefile.in
+ :
+ sleep 2
+ touch foo
+ automake-1.9 --foreign -Werror -Wall --no-force
++ ls -1t Makefile.in foo
++ sed 1q
+ test Makefile.in = Makefile.in
++ ls -1t sub/Makefile.in foo
++ sed 1q
+ test foo = foo
+ grep README Makefile.in
DIST_COMMON = README $(am__configure_deps) $(srcdir)/Makefile.am \
+ :
+ sleep 2
+ touch foo
+ aclocal-1.9 -I m4
+ automake-1.9 --foreign -Werror -Wall --no-force
++ ls -1t aclocal.m4 foo
++ sed 1q
+ test foo = foo
++ sed 1q
++ ls -1t Makefile.in foo
+ test foo = foo
++ ls -1t sub/Makefile.in foo
++ sed 1q
+ test foo = sub/Makefile.in
FAIL: aclocal7.test
=====================================
1 of 1 tests failed
Please report to bug-automake@xxxxxxx
=====================================
make[1]: *** [check-TESTS] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/sources/automake-1.9.6/tests'
make: *** [check-am] Error 2

hope this is correct now
Navillus