R help - Oct 2009 - "Error: testing 'stats' failed" - R 2.9.2 on Linux

I've just built R 2.9.2 from source on Slackware Linux 13.0 - 32-bit
(will try 64-bit also next) - and seen:
> Collecting examples for package 'stats'
> Running examples in package 'stats'
> Error: testing 'stats' failed
> Execution halted
> make[3]: *** [test-Examples-Base] Error 1
Looking at R-2.9.2/tests/Examples/stats-Ex.Rout.fail I see:

...
> ### ** Examples
> > 
> > ## see also JohnsonJohnson, Nile and AirPassengers
> > require(graphics)
> > 
> > trees <- window(treering, start=0)
> > (fit <- StructTS(trees, type = "level"))
> 
> Call:
> StructTS(x = trees, type = "level")
> 
> Variances:
>     level    epsilon  
> 0.0003700  0.0719877  
> > plot(trees)
> > lines(fitted(fit), col = "green")
> > tsdiag(fit)
> > 
> > (fit <- StructTS(log10(UKgas), type = "BSM"))
> Error in optim(init[mask], getLike, method = "L-BFGS-B", lower =
rep(0,  :
>   non-finite value supplied by optim
> Calls: StructTS -> optim
> Execution halted
I'll be happy to supply any information I can upon request to help the
developers solve this apparent problem. I've searched the R mailing
lists - and done a general Google - but can't find any previous mention
of the matter.

John A. Murdie

Identical Problem on Identical Platform.  Only difference is R-2.11.0.  The
trailing content of stats-Ex.Rout.fail is:

-----
> trees <- window(treering, start=0)
> (fit <- StructTS(trees, type = "level"))
Call:
StructTS(x = trees, type = "level")

Variances:
    level    epsilon  
0.0003700  0.0719877  
> plot(trees)
> lines(fitted(fit), col = "green")
> tsdiag(fit)
> 
> (fit <- StructTS(log10(UKgas), type = "BSM"))
Error in optim(init[mask], getLike, method = "L-BFGS-B", lower =
rep(0,  :
  non-finite value supplied by optim
Calls: StructTS -> optim
Execution halted
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Judging by the lack of response to the previous query, and similarity of
platforms, I am guessing the answer has to do with some particularity of
slackware-13.0.  Such as a particular library version.  But which one?  As
they say 'bump'.  Thanks.

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