Automake's own distcheck is broken

[Akim Demaille]

I don't feel like feeling this issue, I already have much to fight
with, but FYI, there are two tests like this which have distcheck
stuck.  Until you press enter.  It turns out that...

automake-1.4e/=build/tests % make check VERBOSE=yes TESTS=insh.test
make  check-TESTS
make[1]: Entering directory 
`/mnt/nostromo/home/lrde/prof/akim/src/am/automake-1.4e/=build/tests'
=== Running test ../../tests/insh.test
rm: remove write-protected file `mkinstalldirs'? [PRESSING ENTER HERE]
FAIL: insh.test
===================
1 of 1 tests failed
===================
make[1]: *** [check-TESTS] Erreur 1
make[1]: Leaving directory 
`/mnt/nostromo/home/lrde/prof/akim/src/am/automake-1.4e/=build/tests'
make: *** [check-am] Erreur 2



~am % fgrep FAIL log                                             nostromo 19:51
FAIL: insh.test
FAIL: installsh.test
XFAIL: yaccvpath.test