BUG #6262: while installing postgis in make install leavingdirectory

The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference: 6262
Logged by: Maruthi Kiran
Email address: mnandigam(at)avineonindia(dot)com
PostgreSQL version: 8.4
Operating system: Linux
Description: while installing postgis in make install
leavingdirectory
Details:

[root(at)aipl-ghcvp1s postgis-1.5.3]# make install
make -C liblwgeom
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/postgis-1.5.3/liblwgeom'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/postgis-1.5.3/liblwgeom'
make -C postgis
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/postgis-1.5.3/postgis'
Makefile.pgxs:17: warning: overriding recipe for target `install'
/usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs/src/makefiles/pgxs.mk:92: warning: ignoring old
recipe for target `install'
Makefile.pgxs:63: warning: overriding recipe for target `installdirs'
/usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs/src/makefiles/pgxs.mk:140: warning: ignoring old
recipe for target `installdirs'
Makefile.pgxs:82: warning: overriding recipe for target `uninstall'
/usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs/src/makefiles/pgxs.mk:164: warning: ignoring old
recipe for target `uninstall'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/postgis-1.5.3/postgis'
make -C loader
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/postgis-1.5.3/loader'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/postgis-1.5.3/loader'
make -C utils
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/postgis-1.5.3/utils'
chmod +x postgis_restore.pl create_undef.pl postgis_proc_upgrade.pl
profile_intersects.pl test_estimation.pl test_joinestimation.pl
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/postgis-1.5.3/utils'
PostGIS was built successfully. Ready to install.
make -C postgis install
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/postgis-1.5.3/postgis'
Makefile.pgxs:17: warning: overriding recipe for target `install'
/usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs/src/makefiles/pgxs.mk:92: warning: ignoring old
recipe for target `install'
Makefile.pgxs:63: warning: overriding recipe for target `installdirs'
/usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs/src/makefiles/pgxs.mk:140: warning: ignoring old
recipe for target `installdirs'
Makefile.pgxs:82: warning: overriding recipe for target `uninstall'
/usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs/src/makefiles/pgxs.mk:164: warning: ignoring old
recipe for target `uninstall'
/bin/sh /usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs/src/makefiles/../../config/mkinstalldirs
'/usr/local/pgsql/lib'
/bin/sh /usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs/src/makefiles/../../config/install-sh -c
-m 755 postgis-1.5.so '/usr/local/pgsql/lib/postgis-1.5.so'
/bin/sh /usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs/src/makefiles/../../config/install-sh -c
-m 644 ./../spatial_ref_sys.sql
'/usr/local/pgsql/share/contrib/postgis-1.5'
/bin/sh /usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs/src/makefiles/../../config/install-sh -c
-m 644 postgis.sql '/usr/local/pgsql/share/contrib/postgis-1.5'
/bin/sh /usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs/src/makefiles/../../config/install-sh -c
-m 644 uninstall_postgis.sql '/usr/local/pgsql/share/contrib/postgis-1.5'
/bin/sh /usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs/src/makefiles/../../config/install-sh -c
-m 644 postgis_upgrade_15_minor.sql
'/usr/local/pgsql/share/contrib/postgis-1.5'
/bin/sh /usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs/src/makefiles/../../config/install-sh -c
-m 644 postgis_upgrade_14_to_15.sql
'/usr/local/pgsql/share/contrib/postgis-1.5'
/bin/sh /usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs/src/makefiles/../../config/install-sh -c
-m 644 postgis_upgrade_13_to_15.sql
'/usr/local/pgsql/share/contrib/postgis-1.5'
/bin/sh /usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs/src/makefiles/../../config/install-sh -c
-m 755 postgis-1.5.so '/usr/local/pgsql/lib/postgis-1.5.so'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/postgis-1.5.3/postgis'
make -C loader install
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/postgis-1.5.3/loader'
/bin/sh /usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs/src/makefiles/../../config/install-sh -c
pgsql2shp /usr/local/pgsql/bin
/bin/sh /usr/local/pgsql/lib/pgxs/src/makefiles/../../config/install-sh -c
shp2pgsql /usr/local/pgsql/bin
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/postgis-1.5.3/loader'