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> Automake 1.11d on MacOS X
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> Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:13:52 +0200
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> > The beta release "1.11d" of Automake is now available at
> > <ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/automake/>.
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> On MacOS X 10.5, with Autoconf 2.65: 6 tests fail.
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> FAIL: t/lex-libobj.sh
> FAIL: t/parallel-am.sh
> FAIL: t/parallel-am2.sh
> FAIL: t/parallel-am3.sh
> FAIL: t/tap-summary-color.sh
> FAIL: t/werror3.sh
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> Details:
>
> $ m4 --version
> m4 (GNU M4) 1.4.13
> $ gm4 --version
> GNU M4 1.4.6
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>
> FAIL: t/lex-libobj
> ==================
>
> Running from installcheck: no
> Using TAP: no
> PATH = 
> /Users/bruno/data/build/multibuild-2074/macosx/automake-1.11d/t/ax:/Users/bruno/data/build/multibuild-2074/macosx/automake-1.11d/t/wrap:.:/Users/bruno/data/local-macos/bin:/opt/local/bin:/sw/bin:/sw/sbin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/X11R6/bin
> ++ pwd
> /Users/bruno/data/build/multibuild-2074/macosx/automake-1.11d/t/lex-libobj.dir
> + cat
> + cat
> + cat
> + cat
> + aclocal-1.11d -Werror
> + autoconf
> + automake-1.11d --foreign -Werror -Wall -a
> configure.ac: installing './ylwrap'
> + ./configure
> checking for a BSD-compatible install... 
> /Users/bruno/data/local-macos/bin/install -c
> checking whether build environment is sane... yes
> checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... /Users/bruno/data/local-macos/bin/mkdir 
> -p
> checking for gawk... gawk
> checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
> checking for gcc... cc
> checking whether the C compiler works... yes
> checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
> checking for suffix of executables... 
> checking whether we are cross compiling... no
> checking for suffix of object files... o
> checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
> checking whether cc accepts -g... yes
> checking for cc option to accept ISO C89... none needed
> checking for style of include used by make... GNU
> checking dependency style of cc... gcc3
> checking for ranlib... ranlib
> checking for flex... lex
> checking lex output file root... lex.yy
> checking lex library... -lfl
> checking whether yytext is a pointer... yes
> checking for yywrap... yes
> checking that generated files are newer than configure... done
> configure: creating ./config.status
> config.status: creating Makefile
> config.status: executing depfiles commands
> + grep LIBOBJS Makefile
> foo_DEPENDENCIES = $(am__DEPENDENCIES_1) $(LIBOBJS)
> LIBOBJS = 
> LTLIBOBJS = 
> foo_LDADD = $(LEXLIB) $(LIBOBJS)
> + make
> /bin/sh ./ylwrap foo.l lex.yy.c foo.c -- lex  
> cc -DPACKAGE_NAME=\"lex-libobj\" -DPACKAGE_TARNAME=\"lex-libobj\" 
> -DPACKAGE_VERSION=\"1.0\" -DPACKAGE_STRING=\"lex-libobj\ 1.0\" 
> -DPACKAGE_BUGREPORT=\"\" -DPACKAGE_URL=\"\" -DPACKAGE=\"lex-libobj\" 
> -DVERSION=\"1.0\" -DYYTEXT_POINTER=1 -DHAVE_YYWRAP=1 -I.   -Wall  -g -O2 -MT 
> foo.o -MD -MP -MF .deps/foo.Tpo -c -o foo.o foo.c
> foo.c:1033: warning: 'yyunput' defined but not used
> mv -f .deps/foo.Tpo .deps/foo.Po
> cc  -g -O2   -o foo foo.o -lfl  
> + make distclean
> test -z "foo" || rm -f foo
> rm -f *.o
> rm -f *.tab.c
> test -z "" || rm -f 
> test . = "." || test -z "" || rm -f 
> rm -f TAGS ID GTAGS GRTAGS GSYMS GPATH tags
> rm -f cscope.out cscope.in.out cscope.po.out cscope.files
> rm -f config.status config.cache config.log configure.lineno 
> config.status.lineno
> rm -rf .deps ./.deps
> rm -f Makefile
> + ./configure 'LEXLIB=-L /lib'
> checking for a BSD-compatible install... 
> /Users/bruno/data/local-macos/bin/install -c
> checking whether build environment is sane... yes
> checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... /Users/bruno/data/local-macos/bin/mkdir 
> -p
> checking for gawk... gawk
> checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
> checking for gcc... cc
> checking whether the C compiler works... yes
> checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
> checking for suffix of executables... 
> checking whether we are cross compiling... no
> checking for suffix of object files... o
> checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
> checking whether cc accepts -g... yes
> checking for cc option to accept ISO C89... none needed
> checking for style of include used by make... GNU
> checking dependency style of cc... gcc3
> checking for ranlib... ranlib
> checking for flex... lex
> checking lex output file root... lex.yy
> checking whether yytext is a pointer... no
> checking for yywrap... no
> checking that generated files are newer than configure... done
> configure: creating ./config.status
> config.status: creating Makefile
> config.status: executing depfiles commands
> + grep LIBOBJS Makefile
> foo_DEPENDENCIES = $(am__DEPENDENCIES_1) $(LIBOBJS)
> LIBOBJS =  ${LIBOBJDIR}yywrap$U.o
> LTLIBOBJS =  ${LIBOBJDIR}yywrap$U.lo
> foo_LDADD = $(LEXLIB) $(LIBOBJS)
> + grep '^LIBOBJS *=.*yywrap.*\.o' Makefile
> LIBOBJS =  ${LIBOBJDIR}yywrap$U.o
> + make
> cc -DPACKAGE_NAME=\"lex-libobj\" -DPACKAGE_TARNAME=\"lex-libobj\" 
> -DPACKAGE_VERSION=\"1.0\" -DPACKAGE_STRING=\"lex-libobj\ 1.0\" 
> -DPACKAGE_BUGREPORT=\"\" -DPACKAGE_URL=\"\" -DPACKAGE=\"lex-libobj\" 
> -DVERSION=\"1.0\" -I.   -Wall  -g -O2 -MT foo.o -MD -MP -MF .deps/foo.Tpo -c -o 
> foo.o foo.c
> foo.c:1033: warning: 'yyunput' defined but not used
> mv -f .deps/foo.Tpo .deps/foo.Po
> cc -DPACKAGE_NAME=\"lex-libobj\" -DPACKAGE_TARNAME=\"lex-libobj\" 
> -DPACKAGE_VERSION=\"1.0\" -DPACKAGE_STRING=\"lex-libobj\ 1.0\" 
> -DPACKAGE_BUGREPORT=\"\" -DPACKAGE_URL=\"\" -DPACKAGE=\"lex-libobj\" 
> -DVERSION=\"1.0\" -I.   -Wall  -g -O2 -MT yywrap.o -MD -MP -MF .deps/yywrap.Tpo 
> -c -o yywrap.o yywrap.c
> mv -f .deps/yywrap.Tpo .deps/yywrap.Po
> cc  -g -O2   -o foo foo.o -L /lib yywrap.o 
> ld: file not found: /lib
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> make: *** [foo] Error 1
> + exit_status=2
> + set +e
> + cd /Users/bruno/data/build/multibuild-2074/macosx/automake-1.11d
> + test no = yes
> + case $am_explicit_skips in
> + test 2 -eq 0
> + keep_testdirs=yes
> + am_keeping_testdirs
> + case $keep_testdirs in
> + return 0
> + set +x
> lex-libobj: exit 2
>
> On this machine, /usr/bin/lex is a shell script that invokes /usr/bin/flex.
> There is a /usr/lib/libfl.a.
> Everything looks right up until the line
>   ./configure 'LEXLIB=-L /lib'
> I don't know how _adding_ a -L option to a compiler/linker command is meant
> to hide a library that is installed in /usr/lib ??
>
>
> FAIL: t/parallel-am
> ===================
>
> Running from installcheck: no
> Using TAP: no
> PATH = 
> /Users/bruno/data/build/multibuild-2074/macosx/automake-1.11d/t/ax:/Users/bruno/data/build/multibuild-2074/macosx/automake-1.11d/t/wrap:.:/Users/bruno/data/local-macos/bin:/opt/local/bin:/sw/bin:/sw/sbin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/X11R6/bin
> ++ pwd
> /Users/bruno/data/build/multibuild-2074/macosx/automake-1.11d/t/parallel-am.dir
> + cat
> + cat
> + list='1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9'
> + for i in '$list'
> + echo 'AC_CONFIG_FILES([sub1/Makefile])'
> + echo 'SUBDIRS += sub1'
> + mkdir sub1
> + echo
> + for i in '$list'
> + echo 'AC_CONFIG_FILES([sub2/Makefile])'
> + echo 'SUBDIRS += sub2'
> + mkdir sub2
> + echo
> + for i in '$list'
> + echo 'AC_CONFIG_FILES([sub3/Makefile])'
> + echo 'SUBDIRS += sub3'
> + mkdir sub3
> + echo
> + for i in '$list'
> + echo 'AC_CONFIG_FILES([sub4/Makefile])'
> + echo 'SUBDIRS += sub4'
> + mkdir sub4
> + echo
> + for i in '$list'
> + echo 'AC_CONFIG_FILES([sub5/Makefile])'
> + echo 'SUBDIRS += sub5'
> + mkdir sub5
> + echo
> + for i in '$list'
> + echo 'AC_CONFIG_FILES([sub6/Makefile])'
> + echo 'SUBDIRS += sub6'
> + mkdir sub6
> + echo
> + for i in '$list'
> + echo 'AC_CONFIG_FILES([sub7/Makefile])'
> + echo 'SUBDIRS += sub7'
> + mkdir sub7
> + echo
> + for i in '$list'
> + echo 'AC_CONFIG_FILES([sub8/Makefile])'
> + echo 'SUBDIRS += sub8'
> + mkdir sub8
> + echo
> + for i in '$list'
> + echo 'AC_CONFIG_FILES([sub9/Makefile])'
> + echo 'SUBDIRS += sub9'
> + mkdir sub9
> + echo
> + echo 'include foo.am'
> + echo 'include bar.am'
> + echo 'python_PYTHON = foo.py'
> + echo 'lisp_LISP = foo.el'
> + echo 'bin_PROGRAMS = p'
> + rm -f install-sh missing depcomp
> + mkdir build-aux
> + aclocal-1.11d -Werror
> + unset AUTOMAKE_JOBS
> + AUTOMAKE_run --add-missing
> + am__desc=
> + am__exp_rc=0
> + test 1 -gt 0
> + case $1 in
> + break
> + am__got_rc=0
> + automake-1.11d --foreign -Werror -Wall --add-missing
> + cat stderr
> configure.ac:3: installing 'build-aux/install-sh'
> configure.ac:3: installing 'build-aux/missing'
> sub7/bar.am:1: installing 'build-aux/py-compile'
> sub7/Makefile.am:2:   'sub7/foo.am' included from here
> sub7/foo.am:1:   'sub7/bar.am' included from here
> sub8/Makefile.am:2: installing 'build-aux/elisp-comp'
> sub9/Makefile.am: installing 'build-aux/depcomp'
> + cat stdout
> + test no '!=' yes
> + test 0 -eq 0
> + return
> + mv stderr expected
> ++ find . -name Makefile.in
> + Makefile_ins='./Makefile.in
> ./sub1/Makefile.in
> ./sub2/Makefile.in
> ./sub3/Makefile.in
> ./sub4/Makefile.in
> ./sub5/Makefile.in
> ./sub6/Makefile.in
> ./sub7/Makefile.in
> ./sub8/Makefile.in
> ./sub9/Makefile.in'
> + for file in '$Makefile_ins'
> + mv ./Makefile.in ./Makefile.in.exp
> + for file in '$Makefile_ins'
> + mv ./sub1/Makefile.in ./sub1/Makefile.in.exp
> + for file in '$Makefile_ins'
> + mv ./sub2/Makefile.in ./sub2/Makefile.in.exp
> + for file in '$Makefile_ins'
> + mv ./sub3/Makefile.in ./sub3/Makefile.in.exp
> + for file in '$Makefile_ins'
> + mv ./sub4/Makefile.in ./sub4/Makefile.in.exp
> + for file in '$Makefile_ins'
> + mv ./sub5/Makefile.in ./sub5/Makefile.in.exp
> + for file in '$Makefile_ins'
> + mv ./sub6/Makefile.in ./sub6/Makefile.in.exp
> + for file in '$Makefile_ins'
> + mv ./sub7/Makefile.in ./sub7/Makefile.in.exp
> + for file in '$Makefile_ins'
> + mv ./sub8/Makefile.in ./sub8/Makefile.in.exp
> + for file in '$Makefile_ins'
> + mv ./sub9/Makefile.in ./sub9/Makefile.in.exp
> + AUTOMAKE_JOBS=5
> + export AUTOMAKE_JOBS
> + for run in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
> + rm -f build-aux/depcomp build-aux/elisp-comp build-aux/install-sh 
> build-aux/missing build-aux/py-compile 'sub*/Makefile.in'
> + AUTOMAKE_run --add-missing
> + am__desc=
> + am__exp_rc=0
> + test 1 -gt 0
> + case $1 in
> + break
> + am__got_rc=0
> + automake-1.11d --foreign -Werror -Wall --add-missing
> ./defs: line 293: 97391 Bus error               $AUTOMAKE ${1+"$@"} > stdout 2> 
> stderr
> + am__got_rc=138
> + cat stderr
> configure.ac:3: installing 'build-aux/install-sh'
> configure.ac:3: installing 'build-aux/missing'
> sub7/bar.am:1: installing 'build-aux/py-compile'
> sub7/Makefile.am:2:   'sub7/foo.am' included from here
> sub7/foo.am:1:   'sub7/bar.am' included from here
> sub8/Makefile.am:2: installing 'build-aux/elisp-comp'
> sub9/Makefile.am: installing 'build-aux/depcomp'
> + cat stdout
> + test no '!=' yes
> + test 138 -eq 0
> + Exit 1
> + set +e
> + test 77 = 1
> + exit 1
> + exit 1
> + exit_status=1
> + set +e
> + cd /Users/bruno/data/build/multibuild-2074/macosx/automake-1.11d
> + test no = yes
> + case $am_explicit_skips in
> + test 1 -eq 0
> + keep_testdirs=yes
> + am_keeping_testdirs
> + case $keep_testdirs in
> + return 0
> + set +x
> parallel-am: exit 1
>
> Apparently, the "automake-1.11d --foreign -Werror -Wall --add-missing"
> command got a bus error. It is a shell script that runs perl
> (/usr/bin/perl, version 5.8.8).
>
>
> FAIL: t/parallel-am2
> ====================
>
> ...
> + am__got_rc=0
> + automake-1.11d --foreign -Werror -Wall --add-missing
> ./defs: line 293: 97831 Bus error               $AUTOMAKE ${1+"$@"} > stdout 2> 
> stderr
> + am__got_rc=138
> + cat stderr
> configure.ac:2: installing './install-sh'
> configure.ac:2: installing './missing'
> automake: warnings are treated as errors
> Makefile.am:3: warning: compiling 'sub/main.c' in subdir requires 
> 'AM_PROG_CC_C_O' in 'configure.ac'
> Makefile.am: installing './depcomp'
> /Users/bruno/data/build/multibuild-2074/macosx/automake-1.11d/lib/am/depend2.am:
>  error: am__fastdepCC does not appear in AM_CONDITIONAL
> /Users/bruno/data/build/multibuild-2074/macosx/automake-1.11d/lib/am/depend2.am:
>    The usual way to define 'am__fastdepCC' is to add 'AC_PROG_CC'
> /Users/bruno/data/build/multibuild-2074/macosx/automake-1.11d/lib/am/depend2.am:
>    to 'configure.ac' and run 'aclocal' and 'autoconf' again
> /Users/bruno/data/build/multibuild-2074/macosx/automake-1.11d/lib/am/depend2.am:
>  error: AMDEP does not appear in AM_CONDITIONAL
> /Users/bruno/data/build/multibuild-2074/macosx/automake-1.11d/lib/am/depend2.am:
>    The usual way to define 'AMDEP' is to add one of the compiler tests
> /Users/bruno/data/build/multibuild-2074/macosx/automake-1.11d/lib/am/depend2.am:
>      AC_PROG_CC, AC_PROG_CXX, AC_PROG_CXX, AC_PROG_OBJC,
> /Users/bruno/data/build/multibuild-2074/macosx/automake-1.11d/lib/am/depend2.am:
>      AM_PROG_AS, AM_PROG_GCJ, AM_PROG_UPC
> /Users/bruno/data/build/multibuild-2074/macosx/automake-1.11d/lib/am/depend2.am:
>    to 'configure.ac' and run 'aclocal' and 'autoconf' again
> Makefile.am: error: C source seen but 'CC' is undefined
> Makefile.am:   The usual way to define 'CC' is to add 'AC_PROG_CC'
> Makefile.am:   to 'configure.ac' and run 'autoconf' again.
> sub1/Makefile.am: error: C source seen but 'CC' is undefined
> sub1/Makefile.am:   The usual way to define 'CC' is to add 'AC_PROG_CC'
> sub1/Makefile.am:   to 'configure.ac' and run 'autoconf' again.
> sub2/Makefile.am: error: C source seen but 'CC' is undefined
> sub2/Makefile.am:   The usual way to define 'CC' is to add 'AC_PROG_CC'
> sub2/Makefile.am:   to 'configure.ac' and run 'autoconf' again.
> sub3/Makefile.am: error: C source seen but 'CC' is undefined
> sub3/Makefile.am:   The usual way to define 'CC' is to add 'AC_PROG_CC'
> sub3/Makefile.am:   to 'configure.ac' and run 'autoconf' again.
> + cat stdout
> + test no '!=' yes
> + test 138 -eq 1
> + Exit 1
> + set +e
> + test 77 = 1
> + exit 1
> + exit 1
> + exit_status=1
> + set +e
> + cd /Users/bruno/data/build/multibuild-2074/macosx/automake-1.11d
> + test no = yes
> + case $am_explicit_skips in
> + test 1 -eq 0
> + keep_testdirs=yes
> + am_keeping_testdirs
> + case $keep_testdirs in
> + return 0
> + set +x
> parallel-am2: exit 1
>
> Likewise.
>
>
> FAIL: t/parallel-am3
> ====================
>
> ...
> + am__got_rc=0
> + automake-1.11d --foreign -Werror -Wall --add-missing
> ./defs: line 293: 98271 Bus error               $AUTOMAKE ${1+"$@"} > stdout 2> 
> stderr
> + am__got_rc=138
> + cat stderr
> configure.ac:3: installing 'build-aux/install-sh'
> configure.ac:3: installing 'build-aux/missing'
> sub1/Makefile.am: installing 'build-aux/depcomp'
> sub1/Makefile.am:2: installing 'build-aux/elisp-comp'
> sub1/Makefile.am:1: installing 'build-aux/py-compile'
> + cat stdout
> + test no '!=' yes
> + test 138 -eq 0
> + Exit 1
> + set +e
> + test 77 = 1
> + exit 1
> + exit 1
> + exit_status=1
> + set +e
> + cd /Users/bruno/data/build/multibuild-2074/macosx/automake-1.11d
> + test no = yes
> + case $am_explicit_skips in
> + test 1 -eq 0
> + keep_testdirs=yes
> + am_keeping_testdirs
> + case $keep_testdirs in
> + return 0
> + set +x
> parallel-am3: exit 1
>
> Likewise.
>
>
> FAIL: t/tap-summary-color
> =========================
>
> No color escape sequences produced, like I reported for openSUSE Linux.
> Probable cause: not a tty, or no $TERM.
>
>
> FAIL: t/werror3
> ===============
>
> Running from installcheck: no
> Using TAP: no
> PATH = 
> /Users/bruno/data/build/multibuild-2074/macosx/automake-1.11d/t/ax:/Users/bruno/data/build/multibuild-2074/macosx/automake-1.11d/t/wrap:.:/Users/bruno/data/local-macos/bin:/opt/local/bin:/sw/bin:/sw/sbin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/X11R6/bin
> ++ pwd
> /Users/bruno/data/build/multibuild-2074/macosx/automake-1.11d/t/werror3.dir
> + cat
> + mkdir sub
> + cat
> + cat
> + aclocal-1.11d -Werror
> + unset AUTOMAKE_JOBS
> + AUTOMAKE_run -Wno-error
> + am__desc=
> + am__exp_rc=0
> + test 1 -gt 0
> + case $1 in
> + break
> + am__got_rc=0
> + automake-1.11d --foreign -Werror -Wall -Wno-error
> + cat stderr
> Makefile.am:2: warning: VAR multiply defined in condition TRUE ...
> Makefile.am:1: ... 'VAR' previously defined here
> + cat stdout
> + test no '!=' yes
> + test 0 -eq 0
> + return
> + grep 'VAR multiply defined' stderr
> Makefile.am:2: warning: VAR multiply defined in condition TRUE ...
> + AUTOMAKE_JOBS=2
> + export AUTOMAKE_JOBS
> + AUTOMAKE_run -Wno-error
> + am__desc=
> + am__exp_rc=0
> + test 1 -gt 0
> + case $1 in
> + break
> + am__got_rc=0
> + automake-1.11d --foreign -Werror -Wall -Wno-error
> ./defs: line 293: 83221 Bus error               $AUTOMAKE ${1+"$@"} > stdout 2> 
> stderr
> + am__got_rc=138
> + cat stderr
> Makefile.am:2: warning: VAR multiply defined in condition TRUE ...
> Makefile.am:1: ... 'VAR' previously defined here
> + cat stdout
> + test no '!=' yes
> + test 138 -eq 0
> + Exit 1
> + set +e
> + test 77 = 1
> + exit 1
> + exit 1
> + exit_status=1
> + set +e
> + cd /Users/bruno/data/build/multibuild-2074/macosx/automake-1.11d
> + test no = yes
> + case $am_explicit_skips in
> + test 1 -eq 0
> + keep_testdirs=yes
> + am_keeping_testdirs
> + case $keep_testdirs in
> + return 0
> + set +x
> werror3: exit 1
>
> A bus error again.
>
>
> Bruno
>
>
>
>
> --- End Message ---
> --- Begin Message ---
>
>
>
> Subject: 
>
> Re: bug#11306: Automake 1.11d on MacOS X
>
>
>
>
> Date: 
>
> Wed, 21 Nov 2012 11:29:09 +0100
>
>
>
>
> Reference:
> <http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=11306>
>
> On 04/21/2012 08:52 PM, Stefano Lattarini wrote:
> > Hi Bruno, thanks for the report.
> > 
> > On 04/21/2012 08:13 PM, Bruno Haible wrote:
> >>
> >> Apparently, the "automake-1.11d ..." command [run with the AUTOMAKE_JOBS
> >> environment variable set to a value > 1] got a bus error. It is a shell
> >> script that runs perl (/usr/bin/perl, version 5.8.8).
> >>
> > I have tested automake with perl 5.8.8, 5.10.1, 5.12.4 and even perl 5.6.2,
> > never seeing any error in these tests.  So it seems like an an issue with
> > perl multithreading on your system.  Could you somehow verify whether this
> > is truly the case?
> > 
> Several months have passed since this report, the thread has seen no
> further activity, I haven't been unable to reproduce the remaining issue,
> and no-one else has reported a similar problem.  In order to reduce the
> clutter in the Automake bug tracker, I'm taking the guess that the
> remaining failures were indeed due to multithreading-related bugs in
> Bruno's perl, and thus close this report as "not Automake's fault".
>
> In case anyone manages to reproduce a similar failure with more modern
> Automake releases: feel free to open a new dedicated bug report.
>
> Thanks,
>   Stefano
>
>
>
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