Thank you for your report. Please give us more information.
Please show us the failure message, so that we can fix.

t-stringhelp.c:428: test 2 failed
FAIL: t-stringhelp
PASS: t-timestuff
PASS: t-convert
PASS: t-percent
PASS: t-gettime
PASS: t-sysutils
PASS: t-sexputil

> Known envvars: GPG_TTY(ttyname) TERM(ttytype) DISPLAY(display)
> XAUTHORITY(xauthority) XMODIFIERS GTK_IM_MODULE DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
> QT_IM_MODULE INSIDE_EMACS PINENTRY_USER_DATA(pinentry-user-data)

PASS: t-session-env
PASS: t-openpgp-oid
PASS: t-ssh-utils
PASS: t-mapstrings
PASS: t-zb32
PASS: t-mbox-util
PASS: t-iobuf
PASS: t-strlist
PASS: t-private-keys
PASS: t-ccparray

PASS: t-exechelp

1 of 18 tests failed

Please report to https://bugs.gnupg.org

make: The error code from the last command is 1.

Stop.
make: The error code from the last command is 2.

Stop.
make: The error code from the last command is 2.

Stop.
make: The error code from the last command is 1.

Stop.

Yes - the HOME was / but I change it to /root and now I recieve the following
Output (only failed):
.
.
.
make[3]: Entering directory '/develop/gnupg-2.1.13/tests/openpgp'
version.test: starting the gpg-agent failed
FAIL: version.test

> Hash algorithm MD5 is not installed (not an error)

PASS: mds.test
FAIL: decrypt.test
FAIL: decrypt-dsa.test
FAIL: sigs.test
FAIL: sigs-dsa.test
FAIL: encrypt.test
FAIL: encrypt-dsa.test
FAIL: seat.test
FAIL: clearsig.test
FAIL: encryptp.test
FAIL: detach.test
FAIL: armsigs.test
FAIL: armencrypt.test
FAIL: armencryptp.test
FAIL: signencrypt.test
FAIL: signencrypt-dsa.test
FAIL: armsignencrypt.test
FAIL: armdetach.test
FAIL: armdetachm.test
FAIL: detachm.test
FAIL: genkey1024.test
FAIL: conventional.test

> IDEA FAIL: conventional-mdc.test

multisig.test: valid is invalid (sig_sl_valid)
FAIL: multisig.test
verify.test: verify of msg_ols_asc failed
verify.test: verify of msg_cols_asc failed
verify.test: verify of msg_sl_asc failed
verify.test: verify of msg_olsols_asc_multiple failed
verify.test: verify of msg_oolss_asc failed
verify.test: verify of msg_cls_asc failed
verify.test: verify of msg_clss_asc failed
verify.test: verify of msg_clsclss_asc_multiple failed
FAIL: verify.test
armor.test: the armored_key_8192 bug is back in town
FAIL: armor.test
import.test: ./bug894-test.asc: import failed (bug 894)
FAIL: import.test
FAIL: ecc.test
PASS: 4gb-packet.test
SKIP: gpgtar.test
use-exact-key.test: : import failed
FAIL: use-exact-key.test
FAIL: default-key.test

> D74C5F22 FAIL: export.test

PASS: finish.test

31 of 34 tests failed
(1 test was not run)

Please report to https://bugs.gnupg.org

Makefile:650: recipe for target 'check-TESTS' failed
make[3]: * [check-TESTS] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory '/develop/gnupg-2.1.13/tests/openpgp'
Makefile:773: recipe for target 'check-am' failed
make[2]: * [check-am] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory '/develop/gnupg-2.1.13/tests/openpgp'
Makefile:527: recipe for target 'check-recursive' failed
make[1]: * [check-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/develop/gnupg-2.1.13/tests'
Makefile:580: recipe for target 'check-recursive' failed
make: * [check-recursive] Error 1

I think that your installation of libgcrypt, libgpg-error, etc. has some issues.
Please check the installation of libgcrypt, libgpg-error, etc.

You would need to setup LIBPATH environment variable, if it's not installed to
the standard place.

Reference:
https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/52EF20B2E3209443BC37736D00C3C1380A6E79FE%40EXADV1.host.magwien.gv.at

I looked T1779, and it failed just like this
report, with an NFS-v3 mounted file system.
Socket to gpg-agent doesn't work if it's on NFS file system.

There isn't an NFS file System on the Server.
It's possible that the lib's have issues but I compile the requsite lib's new
and I receive no Errors when I run the Tests.
I think the LIBPATH is OK, e.g. ./g10/gpg can find all lib's:

ldd ./g10/gpg
./g10/gpg needs:

/usr/lib/libc.a(shr.o)
/usr/lib/libpthread.a(shr_xpg5.o)
/usr/local/lib/libgpg-error.a(libgpg-error.so.0)
/usr/lib/libintl.a(libintl.so.1)
/usr/local/lib/libgcrypt.a(libgcrypt.so.20)
/usr/local/lib/libassuan.a(libassuan.so.0)
/usr/lib/libbz2.a(libbz2.so.1)
/unix
/usr/lib/libcrypt.a(shr.o)
/usr/lib/libpthreads.a(shr_comm.o)
/opt/freeware/lib/libgcc_s.a(shr.o)
/usr/lib/libiconv.a(shr4.o)

Thank you for your checking of libs.
Failure of gpg-agent causes many errors.
One possible cause of gpg-agent's error is Npth. I have a patch for AIX:
https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-devel/2016-June/031264.html

I'm pushing this change today to Npth repository.

When I apply the patch:

patch -p1 -i npth.aix.patch

patching file configure.ac
patching file src/npth.c
patching file tests/Makefile.am
Hunk #1 FAILED at 40.
1 out of 1 hunk FAILED -- saving rejects to file tests/Makefile.am.rej
patching file tests/t-fork.c

1. cat tests/Makefile.am.rej
   • 40,45 **** AM_CPPFLAGS = -I../src -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=200112L AM_LDFLAGS = LDADD = ../src/libnpth.la $(LIBSOCKET) $(LIB_CLOCK_GETTIME) endif noinst_HEADERS = t-support.h
   • 40,46 ---- AM_CPPFLAGS = -I../src -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=200112L AM_LDFLAGS = LDADD = ../src/libnpth.la $(LIBSOCKET) $(LIB_CLOCK_GETTIME)

+ TESTS += t-fork

  endif

  noinst_HEADERS = t-support.h

I make the lib and compile gnupg but the gpg-agent don't start and the tests
failed.

#/develop/gnupg-2.1.13/agent/gpg-agent --version
gpg-agent (GnuPG) 2.1.13
libgcrypt 1.7.1
Copyright (C) 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

But the Agent dont start as daemon.

statx("/root/.gnupg/S.gpg-agent", 0x2FF22848, 76, 0) Err#2 ENOENT
bind(3, 0x20013A38, 26) = 0
chmod("/root/.gnupg/S.gpg-agent", 0700) = 0
listen(3, 5) = 0
kfcntl(0, F_GETFL, 0x111D00E9) = 67110922
kfcntl(1, F_GETFL, 0x111D00E9) = 67110922
kfcntl(2, F_GETFL, 0x111D00E9) = 67110922
sigprocmask(0, 0xF02E6968, 0xF02E6970) = 0
kfork() = 5767248
thread_setmymask_fast(0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0xD0551900,
0x00000000, 0x111D00E9, 0x111D00E9, 0x00000000) = 0x00000000

Received signal #20, SIGCHLD [default]

close(3) = 0
sigprocmask(2, 0x20003AC8, 0x00000000) = 0
__loadx(0x04400000, 0x2FF22080, 0x00000800, 0xD05516A4, 0x00000000) = 0x00000000
kfcntl(1, F_GETFL, 0x111D00E9) = 67110922
kfcntl(2, F_GETFL, 0x111D00E9) = 67110922
_exit(0)

Thank you for your testing. The patch is to the repository. You need manual
edit to tests/Makefile.am which add t-fork as a test program. I think that
"make check" should go successfully for Npth with the patch.

Could you please trace the gnupg-agent with children processes?
If you are using truss, -f option (follow childres), please.

5636336: 23330877: sigprocmask(2, 0xF02E6968, 0x2FF1E3E0) = 0
5636336: 23330877: _sigaction(31, 0x2FF1E438, 0x00000000) = 0
5636336: 23330877: thread_setmymask_fast(0x00000000, 0x00000000,
0x00000000, 0x1164003D, 0x0001F0B0, 0x00000000, 0xE0283800, 0x00000000) =
0x00000000
5636336: 23330877: sigprocmask(2, 0xF02E6968, 0x2FF1E3E0) = 0
5636336: 23330877: _sigaction(2, 0x2FF1E438, 0x00000000) = 0
5636336: 23330877: thread_setmymask_fast(0x00000000, 0x00000000,
0x00000000, 0x1164003D, 0x0001F0B0, 0x00000000, 0xE0283800, 0x00000000) =
0x00000000
5636336: 23330877: sigprocmask(2, 0xF02E6968, 0x2FF1E3E0) = 0
5636336: 23330877: _sigaction(15, 0x2FF1E438, 0x00000000) = 0
5636336: 23330877: thread_setmymask_fast(0x00000000, 0x00000000,
0x00000000, 0x1164003D, 0x0001F0B0, 0x00000000, 0xE0283800, 0x00000000) =
0x00000000
5636336: 23330877: thread_setmymask_fast(0x60004003, 0x00000000,
0x00000000, 0x0000D032, 0x0001F0B0, 0x00000000, 0xE0283800, 0x00000000) =
0x00000000
5636336: 23330877: sem_post(0xF1299434) Err#13 EACCES
5636336: 23330877: kwrite(2, " A s s e r t i o n f a".., 18) = 18
5636336: 23330877: kwrite(2, " _ _ E X", 4) = 4
5636336: 23330877: kwrite(2, " , f i l e ", 8) = 8
5636336: 23330877: kwrite(2, " n p t h . c", 6) = 6
5636336: 23330877: kwrite(2, " , l i n e 1 4 9\n", 11) = 11
5636336: 23330877: kfcntl(1, F_GETFL, 0x1164003D) = 67108865
5636336: 23330877: kfcntl(2, F_GETFL, 0x1164003D) = 67108865
5636336: 23330877: _getpid() = 5636336
5636336: 23330877: thread_kill(-1, 6) = 0
5636336: Received signal #6, SIGABRT [default]
5636336: * process killed *
6815982: 16842893: thread_setmymask_fast(0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000,
0xD0551900, 0x00000000, 0x1101008D, 0x1101008D, 0x00000000) = 0x00000000
6815982: Received signal #20, SIGCHLD [default]
6815982: 16842893: close(3) = 0
6815982: 16842893: sigprocmask(2, 0x20003AC8, 0x00000000) = 0
6815982: 16842893: __loadx(0x04400000, 0x2FF22080, 0x00000800, 0xD05516A4,
0x00000000) = 0x00000000
6815982: 16842893: kfcntl(1, F_GETFL, 0x1101008D) = 67110922
6815982: 16842893: kfcntl(2, F_GETFL, 0x1101008D) = 67110922
6815982: 16842893: _exit(0)

Thanks a lot.

5636336: 23330877: sem_post(0xF1299434) Err#13 EACCES

This is the problem.
Did you really got success by "make check" of Npth library?
Have you installed the patched Npth library?
Please confirm.

Yes - I install teh patch and build the Npth library.

make check

Making check in src
make[1]: Entering directory '/develop/npth-1.2/src'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for 'check'.
make[1]: Leaving directory '/develop/npth-1.2/src'
Making check in tests
make[1]: Entering directory '/develop/npth-1.2/tests'
make check-TESTS
make[2]: Entering directory '/develop/npth-1.2/tests'
PASS: t-mutex

PASS: t-thread

All 2 tests passed

make[2]: Leaving directory '/develop/npth-1.2/tests'
make[1]: Leaving directory '/develop/npth-1.2/tests'
make[1]: Entering directory '/develop/npth-1.2'
make[1]: Leaving directory '/develop/npth-1.2'

Please manually edit tests/Makefile.in and tests/Makefile.am, so that you can
compile and run t-fork test program.
Have you install the patched Npth library into the system, so that you can use
patched Npth library with GnuPG?

Yes - I install the patched Npth library into the System. Can you please give
me the expected tests/Makefile.in and tests/Makefile.am.

Attached is modified Makefile.in, so that 'make check' can run t-fork test program.

In T2403 (gniibe on Jul 13 2016, 10:53 AM / Roundup), I said wrongly. It's tests/Makefile.in.
Here is tests/Makefile.am modified.

I confirmed that with patched npth, 2.1.14 with
c49c43d7e4229fd9f1bc55e17fa32fdc334dbef6 builds well and "make check" goes
successfully (on AIX 7.1 with gcc 4.8.1).

Please test again when npth 1.3 will be released.