Patch to allow failing of test 27. This is needed in order to stay compatible with automake 1.11 Reference: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/autoconf/2009-07/msg00048.html diff -ur autoconf-2.63/tests/tools.at autoconf-2.63.patched//tests/tools.at --- autoconf-2.63/tests/tools.at 2008-08-22 14:05:31.000000000 +0200 +++ autoconf-2.63.patched//tests/tools.at 2009-07-17 22:43:33.000000000 +0200 @@ -946,6 +946,7 @@ # We use aclocal and automake. AT_CHECK([automake --version || exit 77], [], [ignore], [ignore]) AT_CHECK([test ! -f $HOME/.autom4te.cfg || exit 77], [], [ignore], [ignore]) +AT_XFAIL_IF([:]) AT_DATA([configure.in], [[AC_INIT(GNU foo, 1.0)