From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Please help me to bug-fix the following install code:
Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2023 08:40:53 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <83plzi347e.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAG9ihEuc+J0Ki-JzQGq-6iXDJYtSdv-sNHSvBE7E-NFJpHtpyQ@mail.gmail.com> (message from Davin Pearson on Thu, 7 Dec 2023 11:19:54 +1300)
> From: Davin Pearson <davin.pearson@gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2023 11:19:54 +1300
>
> Here is the copy of the xterm command output, but note that
> it fails to build any files in the folder /usr/share/emacs
> like it should do:
Based on these error messages:
> /usr/bin/install: cannot create regular file '/usr/local/share/info/
> emacs.info': Permission denied
> gzip: /usr/local/share/info/emacs.info: No such file or directory
> install-info: No such file or directory for /usr/local/share/info/emacs.info
> /usr/bin/install: cannot create regular file '/usr/local/share/info/
> eintr.info': Permission denied
> gzip: /usr/local/share/info/eintr.info: No such file or directory
> install-info: No such file or directory for /usr/local/share/info/eintr.info
> /usr/bin/install: cannot create regular file '/usr/local/share/info/
> elisp.info': Permission denied
> gzip: /usr/local/share/info/elisp.info: No such file or directory
> install-info: No such file or directory for /usr/local/share/info/elisp.info
> /usr/bin/install: cannot create regular file '/usr/local/share/info/
> auth.info': Permission denied
> gzip: /usr/local/share/info/auth.info: No such file or directory
> install-info: No such file or directory for /usr/local/share/info/auth.info
> /usr/bin/install: cannot create regular file '/usr/local/share/info/
> autotype.info': Permission denied
> gzip: /usr/local/share/info/autotype.info: No such file or directory
> install-info: No such file or directory for /usr/local/share/info/
> autotype.info
> /usr/bin/install: cannot create regular file '/usr/local/share/info/
> bovine.info': Permission denied
> gzip: /usr/local/share/info/bovine.info: No such file or directory
> install-info: No such file or directory for /usr/local/share/info/
> bovine.info
> /usr/bin/install: cannot create regular file '/usr/local/share/info/
> calc.info': Permission denied
my crystal ball says that your user lacks permissions to write to the
/usr/local directory tree. The usual way of overcoming this kind of
issues is to say
$ sudo make install
or log in as root and then say "make install".
prev parent reply other threads:[~2023-12-07 6:40 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2023-12-06 22:19 Please help me to bug-fix the following install code: Davin Pearson
2023-12-06 22:24 ` John Carter
2023-12-07 6:40 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
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