compile image viewer geeqie

Tue Jan 26 11:32:12 MST 2016

It depends on how you're trying to install it (e.g. system-wide for all
users in common paths like /usr/bin vs. in your home directory for just
you).

The best way to install geeqie is with your package manager :-)
On Jan 26, 2016 11:28 AM, "Michael" <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> what PREFIX do I need to specify?
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 1:02 PM, sean <sean.a.ritzler at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> No, it's because you did not specify a PREFIX during the configure step
>> and the default location /usr/local was used, which your user cannot write
>> to. It says it right in the error message.
>> On Jan 26, 2016 10:58 AM, "Michael" <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I no longer have the files but I am thinking that my user wasn't the
>>> owner of the file. If that were the case I suppose chown would have worked
>>> if I didn't want to sudo!
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 12:36 PM, Stephen Partington <
>>> cryptworks at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> well that is the exact problem, you either elevate the process "sudo
>>>> make install" or sudo "mkdir /path/to/where/it/belongs" plus a chomod/chown
>>>> combination.
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 10:00 AM, Michael <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I thought perhaps it was the directory bu the directory was
>>>>> ~/Downloads .
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 11:57 AM, Michael <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> But how do you give him permission? unix only does file permissions.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 10:09 AM, Stephen Partington <
>>>>>> cryptworks at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Well, when building code that is to be used system wide you would
>>>>>>> need to run the commands elevated (aka root/sudo). If the build is supposed
>>>>>>> to run as a local user then making sure that the user you are running as
>>>>>>> has rights to the location that it is touching (file permissions for
>>>>>>> example) are in place.
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 7:00 AM, Michael <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> my question was more: how do I giv e it the permission to do the
>>>>>>>> action..... but it is moot now because apt decided to work when I used it
>>>>>>>> the second time.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 8:10 AM, Stephen Partington <
>>>>>>>> cryptworks at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Just to break down this error set your error all starts with an
>>>>>>>>> inability to create a directory. Lack of permission.
>>>>>>>>> On Jan 25, 2016 10:18 PM, "Michael" <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I'm trying to compile something and it is complaining about
>>>>>>>>>> permisipns.
>>>>>>>>>> What should I do to fix it?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> test -z "/usr/local/bin" || /bin/mkdir -p "/usr/local/bin"
>>>>>>>>>>   /usr/bin/install -c geeqie '/usr/local/bin'
>>>>>>>>>> /usr/bin/install: cannot create regular file
>>>>>>>>>> ‘/usr/local/bin/geeqie’: Permission denied
>>>>>>>>>> make[3]: *** [install-binPROGRAMS] Error 1
>>>>>>>>>> make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/bmike1/Downloads/geeqie-1.1/src'
>>>>>>>>>> make[2]: *** [install-am] Error 2
>>>>>>>>>> make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/bmike1/Downloads/geeqie-1.1/src'
>>>>>>>>>> make[1]: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
>>>>>>>>>> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/bmike1/Downloads/geeqie-1.1/src'
>>>>>>>>>> make: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
>>>>>>>>>>
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