arpack++: FTBFS: parallel-tests: error: required file './test-driver' not found

Imported from Debian bug http://bugs.debian.org/713300:

Source: arpack++
Version: 2.3-2
Severity: serious
Tags: jessie sid
User: <email address hidden>
Usertags: qa-ftbfs-20130620 qa-ftbfs
Justification: FTBFS on amd64

Hi,

During a rebuild of all packages in sid, your package failed to build on
amd64.

Relevant part:
> debian/rules build
> debian/rules:35: warning: overriding commands for target `debian/stamp-autotools-files'
> /usr/share/cdbs/1/class/autotools-files.mk:51: warning: ignoring old commands for target `debian/stamp-autotools-files'
> test -x debian/rules
> mkdir -p "./"
> /usr/share/cdbs/1/rules/buildcore.mk:109: WARNING: DEB_COMPRESS_EXCLUDE is a deprecated variable
> echo 5 >debian/compat
> if test -e /usr/share/misc/config.guess ; then \
> for i in ./config.guess ; do \
> if ! test -e $i.cdbs-orig ; then \
> mv $i $i.cdbs-orig ; \
> cp --remove-destination /usr/share/misc/config.guess $i ; \
> fi ; \
> done ; \
> fi
> if test -e /usr/share/misc/config.sub ; then \
> for i in ./config.sub ; do \
> if ! test -e $i.cdbs-orig ; then \
> mv $i $i.cdbs-orig ; \
> cp --remove-destination /usr/share/misc/config.sub $i ; \
> fi ; \
> done ; \
> fi
> libtoolize
> libtoolize: putting auxiliary files in `.'.
> libtoolize: linking file `./ltmain.sh'
> libtoolize: You should add the contents of the following files to `aclocal.m4':
> libtoolize: `/usr/share/aclocal/libtool.m4'
> libtoolize: `/usr/share/aclocal/ltoptions.m4'
> libtoolize: `/usr/share/aclocal/ltversion.m4'
> libtoolize: `/usr/share/aclocal/ltsugar.m4'
> libtoolize: `/usr/share/aclocal/lt~obsolete.m4'
> libtoolize: Consider adding `AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])' to configure.ac and
> libtoolize: rerunning libtoolize, to keep the correct libtool macros in-tree.
> libtoolize: Consider adding `-I m4' to ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS in Makefile.am.
> autoreconf
> configure.ac:6: warning: AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE: two- and three-arguments forms are deprecated. For more info, see:
> configure.ac:6: http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual/automake.html#Modernize-AM_005fINIT_005fAUTOMAKE-invocation
> examples/band/complex/Makefile.am:25: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
> parallel-tests: error: required file './test-driver' not found
> parallel-tests: 'automake --add-missing' can install 'test-driver'
> examples/band/nonsym/Makefile.am:25: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
> examples/band/sym/Makefile.am:25: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
> examples/dense/complex/Makefile.am:25: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
> examples/dense/nonsym/Makefile.am:25: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
> examples/dense/sym/Makefile.am:25: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
> examples/product/complex/Makefile.am:25: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
> examples/product/nonsym/Makefile.am:25: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
> examples/product/simple/Makefile.am:25: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
> examples/product/sym/Makefile.am:25: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
> examples/reverse/complex/Makefile.am:25: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
> examples/reverse/nonsym/Makefile.am:25: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
> examples/reverse/sym/Makefile.am:25: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
> src/Makefile.am:10: warning: 'INCLUDES' is the old name for 'AM_CPPFLAGS' (or '*_CPPFLAGS')
> autoreconf: automake failed with exit status: 1
> make: *** [debian/stamp-autotools-files] Error 1

The full build log is available from:
   http://aws-logs.debian.net/ftbfs-logs/2013/06/20/arpack++_2.3-2_unstable.log

A list of current common problems and possible solutions is available at
http://wiki.debian.org/qa.debian.org/FTBFS . You're welcome to contribute!

About the archive rebuild: The rebuild was done on EC2 VM instances from
Amazon Web Services, using a clean, minimal and up-to-date chroot. Every
failed build was retried once to eliminate random failures.