Hello Stefano, backcompat4.test is failing for me, see below. This is with Autoconf 2.68.
Cheers, Ralf FAIL: backcompat4.test (exit: 1) ================================ /tmp/automake/build/tests:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games === Running test ../../automake/tests/backcompat4.test + pwd /tmp/automake/build/tests/backcompat4.dir + set -e + mkdir sub + : + : + : + : + : + : + : + ls -l total 56 -rw-r----- 1 ralf ralf 75 2010-11-08 09:44 configure.in -rwxr-x--- 1 ralf ralf 20001 2010-11-08 09:44 depcomp -rw-r----- 1 ralf ralf 0 2010-11-08 09:44 foo1.in -rw-r----- 1 ralf ralf 0 2010-11-08 09:44 foo2.in -rw-r----- 1 ralf ralf 0 2010-11-08 09:44 foo3.in -rw-r----- 1 ralf ralf 0 2010-11-08 09:44 foo.in -rwxr-x--- 1 ralf ralf 13781 2010-11-08 09:44 install-sh -rw-r----- 1 ralf ralf 0 2010-11-08 09:44 Makefile.am -rwxr-x--- 1 ralf ralf 11419 2010-11-08 09:44 missing drwxr-x--- 2 ralf ralf 4096 2010-11-08 09:44 sub -rw-r----- 1 ralf ralf 0 2010-11-08 09:44 zardoz + cat + aclocal-1.11a -Werror + automake-1.11a --foreign -Werror -Wall Makefile + mv -f Makefile.in Makefile.acf + cat + aclocal-1.11a -Werror + automake-1.11a --foreign -Werror -Wall Makefile + mv -f Makefile.in Makefile.aco + diff Makefile.acf Makefile.aco + cat + aclocal-1.11a -Werror + automake-1.11a --foreign -Werror -Wall Makefile + mv -f Makefile.in Makefile.acf + cat + aclocal-1.11a -Werror + automake-1.11a --foreign -Werror -Wall Makefile + mv -f Makefile.in Makefile.aco + diff Makefile.acf Makefile.aco + cat + aclocal-1.11a -Werror + automake-1.11a --foreign -Werror -Wall Makefile + mv -f Makefile.in Makefile.acf + cat + aclocal-1.11a -Werror + automake-1.11a --foreign -Werror -Wall Makefile + mv -f Makefile.in Makefile.aco + diff Makefile.acf Makefile.aco 36,37c36,37 < $(srcdir)/Makefile.in $(srcdir)/foo1.in \ < $(top_srcdir)/configure depcomp install-sh missing --- > $(srcdir)/Makefile.in $(srcdir)/zardoz $(top_srcdir)/configure \ > depcomp install-sh missing 173c173 < foo: $(top_builddir)/config.status $(srcdir)/foo1.in --- > foo: $(top_builddir)/config.status $(srcdir)/zardoz + exit_status=1 + set +e + cd /tmp/automake/build/tests + test 0 != 0 + echo backcompat4: exit 1 backcompat4: exit 1 + exit 1