On Tue, 2023-02-21 at 08:35 -0500, Ken Brown wrote: > makeĀ check-TESTS > make[4]: Entering directory > '/home/kbrown/src/texlive/test.x86_64/Work/texk/kpathsea' > make[5]: Entering directory > '/home/kbrown/src/texlive/test.x86_64/Work/texk/kpathsea'
OK, I see the rule that generates the [5] recursion: $(TEST_SUITE_LOG): $(TEST_LOGS) @$(am__set_TESTS_bases); \ ... (I think). Hm, this rule does contain $(MAKE) so it should be automatically marked for recursion. Maybe something weird about AM_MAKEFLAGS? Sorry for the iteration but can you run the build again, this time with the "--trace" option and also editing the above rule (at line 1755 of kpathsea/Makefile to add "set -x" as in: $(TEST_SUITE_LOG): $(TEST_LOGS) @$(set -x; am__set_TESTS_bases); \ ... There will likely be a lot of output. Thanks!