On Sun, 28 Feb 1999, Christian Kurz wrote: > Hi, > > I'm going to became a Debian Developer and now started to package my > first programm bvi. Now I have a problem which I couldn't solve, because > I don't find the error. I'm getting the following error, when I try to > create the debian-package by calling 'dpkg-buildpackage': > > | make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/shorty/work/debian/packages/bvi-1.1.0' > | make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/shorty/work/debian/packages/bvi-1.1.0' > | touch build > | fakeroot debian/rules binary > | test root = "`whoami`" > | rm -rf debian/tmp > | install -d debian/tmp/DEBIAN/ > | make prefix=debian/tmp/usr install > | make[1]: Entering directory > | `/home/shorty/work/debian/packages/bvi-1.1.0' > | install -s bvi /usr/local/bin > | install: cannot create regular file `/usr/local/bin/bvi': Permission > | denied > | make[1]: *** [install] Error 1 > | make[1]: Leaving directory > | `/home/shorty/work/debian/packages/bvi-1.1.0' > | make: *** [binary-arch] Error 2 > > Why does he try to install to /usr/local? Here's my rules-file, if it's > needed:
It's some kind of problem with the upstream makefile - it's not respecting make install prefix=... A better option is often make install DESTDIR=debian/tmp so try that. Failing that, examine the Makefile, and see where it isn't repecting DESTDIR or prefix (and use the one that's going to be easier to fix) Jules /----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------\ | Jelibean aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | 6 Evelyn Rd | | Jules aka | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Richmond, Surrey | | Julian Bean | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | TW9 2TF *UK* | +----------------+-------------------------------+---------------------+ | War doesn't demonstrate who's right... just who's left. | | When privacy is outlawed... only the outlaws have privacy. | \----------------------------------------------------------------------/
