Simple installation question:: Please help!!!
This is a discussion about Simple installation question:: Please help!!! in the Everything Linux category; Hi. I'm sure this is an easy problem for experienced linux users and your help is MOST appreciated. I have configured a program called CLHEP and all tests pass. However my next directive is to type make install, and here the problem arises.
Hi. I'm sure this is an easy problem for experienced linux users and your help is MOST appreciated. I have configured a program called CLHEP and all tests pass. However my next directive is to type "make install," and here the problem arises. For some reason there is a permission issue on my computer. Can anyone please solve this problem????? The following is direct text of where the problem begins.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/winn/CLHEP/StdHep/include'
for dir in config Utilities Evaluator GenericFunctions Matrix Vector Random RandomObjects Geometry Units HepPDT HepMC HepMC/include StdHep StdHep/include ; do cd $dir ; make install prefix="/usr/local" MKDIR="mkdir -p" ; cd /home/winn/CLHEP ; done
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/winn/CLHEP/config'
test -d /usr/local/include/CLHEP/config || mkdir -p /usr/local/include/CLHEP/config
mkdir: cannot create directory `/usr/local/include/CLHEP': Permission denied
make[1]: *** [install] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/winn/CLHEP/config'
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/winn/CLHEP/Utilities'
test -d /usr/local/include/CLHEP/Utilities || mkdir -p /usr/local/include/CLHEP/Utilities
mkdir: cannot create directory `/usr/local/include/CLHEP': Permission denied
make[1]: *** [install] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/winn/CLHEP/Utilities'
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/winn/CLHEP/Evaluator'
test -d /usr/local/include/CLHEP/Evaluator || mkdir -p /usr/local/include/CLHEP/Evaluator
mkdir: cannot create directory `/usr/local/include/CLHEP': Permission denied
make[1]: *** [install] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/winn/CLHEP/Evaluator'
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/winn/CLHEP/GenericFunctions'
test -d /usr/local/include/CLHEP/GenericFunctions || mkdir -p /usr/local/include/CLHEP/GenericFunctions
Thank you so much!
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/winn/CLHEP/StdHep/include'
for dir in config Utilities Evaluator GenericFunctions Matrix Vector Random RandomObjects Geometry Units HepPDT HepMC HepMC/include StdHep StdHep/include ; do cd $dir ; make install prefix="/usr/local" MKDIR="mkdir -p" ; cd /home/winn/CLHEP ; done
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/winn/CLHEP/config'
test -d /usr/local/include/CLHEP/config || mkdir -p /usr/local/include/CLHEP/config
mkdir: cannot create directory `/usr/local/include/CLHEP': Permission denied
make[1]: *** [install] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/winn/CLHEP/config'
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/winn/CLHEP/Utilities'
test -d /usr/local/include/CLHEP/Utilities || mkdir -p /usr/local/include/CLHEP/Utilities
mkdir: cannot create directory `/usr/local/include/CLHEP': Permission denied
make[1]: *** [install] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/winn/CLHEP/Utilities'
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/winn/CLHEP/Evaluator'
test -d /usr/local/include/CLHEP/Evaluator || mkdir -p /usr/local/include/CLHEP/Evaluator
mkdir: cannot create directory `/usr/local/include/CLHEP': Permission denied
make[1]: *** [install] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/winn/CLHEP/Evaluator'
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/winn/CLHEP/GenericFunctions'
test -d /usr/local/include/CLHEP/GenericFunctions || mkdir -p /usr/local/include/CLHEP/GenericFunctions
Thank you so much!
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You need to be root to do #make install.
Its ok to be user for $./configure && make
but You must be root for #make install
type $su
Password: *********
Its ok to be user for $./configure && make
but You must be root for #make install
type $su
Password: *********