[MPlayer-users] problem with make install

[Michael Collard]

On Thu, 2003-01-16 at 02:09, Shikha sharma wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html]
> Hi,
> I am new to both ...mplayer and linux.
> i am able to use './configure' and 'make command'
> but while using 'make install' i get the folllowing error...
> 
> make[1]: Entering directory `/home/sharmshi/MPlayer-0.90pre10/libdha'
> mkdir -p /usr/local/lib
> install -m 755 -s -p libdha.so.0.1  /usr/local/lib/libdha.so.0.1
> install: cannot create regular file `/usr/local/lib/libdha.so.0.1':
> Permission denied
> make[1]: *** [install] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/sharmshi/MPlayer-0.90pre10/libdha'
> make[1]: Entering directory `/home/sharmshi/MPlayer-0.90pre10/vidix'
> make[2]: Entering directory `/home/sharmshi/MPlayer-0.90pre10/vidix/drivers'
> mkdir -p /usr/local/lib/mplayer/vidix
> mkdir: cannot create directory `/usr/local/lib/mplayer': Permission denied
> make[2]: *** [install] Error 1
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/sharmshi/MPlayer-0.90pre10/vidix/drivers'
> make[1]: *** [install] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/sharmshi/MPlayer-0.90pre10/vidix'
> make: *** [install] Error 2
> 

If I were to tell you the answer you may not learn anything.
So look at the result of a 'make install' and try to figure it out logically. You
have to be able to understand it first. I'll even give you a hint...

>>>mkdir: cannot create directory `/usr/local/lib/mplayer': Permission denied

:)

--Mick