Steve Youngs <youngs(a)xemacs.org&gt; writes: OK; looks like it's now doing what it's supposed to. Added --package-path=... to configure: ./configure --prefix=/our/.-ark-deploy/xemacs--21.5.12 --package-path=/our/.-ark-deploy/xemacs-sumo--2003-04-14 --with-database=berkdb --with-xpm --with-png --with-jpeg --with-tiff --without-mule --without-dragndrop --without-cde --without-ldap (Note: Having the configure [or check] step be dependent on a sumo [or equiv] is new in 21.5, at least for me.) Resulting 'make check', if only for the record: make[1]: Entering directory `/d/ark-builds/xemacs--21.5.12/ia32-linux-rh7.2/src' ./xemacs -vanilla -batch -l /d/ark-builds/xemacs--21.5.12/ia32-linux-rh7.2/src/../tests/automated/test-harness.el -f batch-test-emacs /d/ark-builds/xemacs--21.5.12/ia32-linux-rh7.2/src/../tests/automated Testing /d/ark-builds/xemacs--21.5.12/ia32-linux-rh7.2/tests/automated/base64-tests.el... base64-tests.el: 1232 of 1232 tests successful (100%). Testing /d/ark-builds/xemacs--21.5.12/ia32-linux-rh7.2/tests/automated/byte-compiler-tests.el... byte-compiler-tests.el: 104 of 104 tests successful (100%). Testing /d/ark-builds/xemacs--21.5.12/ia32-linux-rh7.2/tests/automated/c-tests.el... Fatal error: assertion failed, file tests.c, line 365, !memcmp (BYTE_BUF_BYTE_ADDRESS (current_buffer, charbpos_to_bytebpos (current_buffer, ((current_buffer)->bufpt + 0))), int_foo, sizeof (int_foo) - 1) make[1]: *** [check] Aborted I'll watch for developments on this mule/non-mule thing. Let me know if I can help further. Keep up the good work, Will PS: sparc-solaris8 on the same build process is still entirely hosed; I sent a sep. msg about that. No rush/worries, but let me know if I need to resend.