Thread: gmake install error
hello every body, i am trying to install postgresql on my machine but when i got to the 'gmake install' i received the following error. ./mkinstalldirs /usr/local/pgsql/bin /usr/local/pgsql/lib mkdir /usr/local/pgsql mkdir /usr/local/pgsql/bin mkdir /usr/local/pgsql mkdir /usr/local/pgsql/lib gmake: *** [installdirs] Error 1 does anyone know why this is? thanks, paul
H- (Newbie advice follows) I'd make sure you have the correct version of gmake as required for the installation. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/admin/requirements.htm Did you get errors in the ./configure or gmake commands just before this one? There also might be a permission issue. I did everything as root during this installation phase and didn't have any problems. Are you using root? You don't need to be postgres user until the /usr/local/pgsql/data -D step. Just some thoughts. I'd definately check your gmake and try it again as root, if you haven't already. Hope this helps. -Sterling Paul Joseph McGee wrote: > hello every body, > i am trying to install postgresql on my machine but when i got to the > 'gmake install' i received the following error. > > ./mkinstalldirs /usr/local/pgsql/bin /usr/local/pgsql/lib > mkdir /usr/local/pgsql > mkdir /usr/local/pgsql/bin > mkdir /usr/local/pgsql > mkdir /usr/local/pgsql/lib > gmake: *** [installdirs] Error 1 > > does anyone know why this is? > thanks, > paul