building guile-1.8.2 on gcc (GCC) 3.3.2 with an alternate --prefix, it looks like root is still needed:
/path/to/src/guile-1.8.2_sunos/guile-1.8.2/configure \ --disable-error-on-warning \ --prefix=/grid/gro/vol/gbl_statcomp_devel/sparc-32-solaris_nc/bootstrap/guile-1.8.2 Later on, make fails with the following error: Making install in guile-readline make install-recursive Making install in ice-9 test -z "/1.8/ice-9" || .././install-sh -c -d "/1.8/ice-9" mkdir: "/1.8/ice-9": Permission denied mkdir: "/1.8/ice-9": Permission denied *** Error code 1 make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `install-ice9DATA' -- poor yorick _______________________________________________ Bug-guile mailing list Bug-guile@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-guile
