[R] make check in ~/fem outputs only 1 test, huh ?

[Courtney Thomas]

fem-4.0.1 [and all the other modules, except post] compiles OK, AFAIK,
but when I do a 

make check 

only 1 test is reported, as follows:


making check	src
making check	view3d
making check	viewaxis
making check	tests

make check-TESTS
$ELMER_HOME undefined, setting it to ../src
CC: no input files specified
test: unexpected operator
Tests completed, passed: 0 out of total 0 tests 
PASS: runtests
===========================
All 1 tests passed
===========================
 

As I understand it, about 50 tests should have been run. What's wrong
and how do I fix it, please ?

Gratefully,
Courtney