Re: BUG #2844: gmake install fails

That's no bug of PostgreSQL or even gmake.
You have to execute the gmake install command as user root or use
destination directories you can write to as regular user.

Greetings,
Matthias

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-bugs-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
> [mailto:pgsql-bugs-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Jessica
> Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 10:44 PM
> To: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: [BUGS] BUG #2844: gmake install fails
>
>
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference: 2844
> Logged by: Jessica
> Email address: hxq7681(at)rit(dot)edu
> PostgreSQL version: 8.2
> Operating system: Unix
> Description: gmake install fails
> Details:
>
> bash-3.00$ gmake install
> gmake -C doc install
> gmake[1]: Entering directory `/home/group/s772/p772-01f/pgsql/doc'
> gmake[1]: Nothing to be done for `install'.
> gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/home/group/s772/p772-01f/pgsql/doc'
> gmake -C src install
> gmake[1]: Entering directory `/home/group/s772/p772-01f/pgsql/src'
> /bin/sh ../config/mkinstalldirs '/usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs/src'
> mkdir /usr/local/pgsql
> mkdir: Failed to make directory "/usr/local/pgsql"; Permission denied
> mkdir /usr/local/pgsql/lib
> mkdir: Failed to make directory "/usr/local/pgsql/lib"; No
> such file or
> directory
> mkdir /usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs
> mkdir: Failed to make directory "/usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs";
> No such file or
> directory
> mkdir /usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs/src
> mkdir: Failed to make directory
> "/usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs/src"; No such
> file or directory
> gmake[1]: *** [installdirs-local] Error 2
> gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/home/group/s772/p772-01f/pgsql/src'
> gmake: *** [install] Error 2
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