cannot create directory `.am2128': Permission denied

[Bruce Korb]

Hi,

Looking through my own thread from 5 years ago doesn't lead
anywhere:  http://www.mail-archive.com/automake@gnu.org/msg10373.html
There are other bug reports:
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=456632
   http://sources.redhat.com/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl?cmd=view 
audit-trail&database=automake&pr=486

I still see this message, but the build doesn't stop (mercifully).
Should this be listed as a known problem that won't be fixed?
I'm asking 'cuz I've googled the automake docs, too.

Thank you - Bruce

Output from a makeinfo rule:


make  all-am
make[4]: Entering directory 
`/old-home/bkorb/ag/ag/autogen-5.10.1pre4/_build/doc'
restore=: && backupdir=".am$$" && \
        am__cwd=`pwd` && CDPATH="${ZSH_VERSION+.}:" && cd ../../doc && \
        rm -rf $backupdir && mkdir $backupdir && \
        if (/bin/sh /old-home/bkorb/ag/ag/autogen-5.10.1pre4/config/missing 
--run makeinfo --version) >/dev/null 2>&1; then \
          for f in ../../doc/autogen.info ../../doc/autogen.info-[0-9] 
../../doc/autogen.info-[0-9][0-9] ../../doc/autogen.i[0-9] 
../../doc/autogen.i[0-9][0-9]; do \
            if test -f $f; then mv $f $backupdir; restore=mv; else :; fi; \
          done; \
        else :; fi && \
        cd "$am__cwd"; \
        if /bin/sh /old-home/bkorb/ag/ag/autogen-5.10.1pre4/config/missing 
--run makeinfo  -I../../autoopts -I../autoopts -I ../../doc \
         -o ../../doc/autogen.info ../../doc/autogen.texi; \
        then \
          rc=0; \
          CDPATH="${ZSH_VERSION+.}:" && cd ../../doc; \
        else \
          rc=$?; \
          CDPATH="${ZSH_VERSION+.}:" && cd ../../doc && \
          $restore $backupdir/* `echo "./../../doc/autogen.info" | sed 
's|[^/]*$||'`; \
        fi; \
        rm -rf $backupdir; exit $rc
mkdir: cannot create directory `.am2128': Permission denied