[Xastir] Ubuntu 11.04 Xastir issues

[Robert Mead]

Non-superuser typically can't write to /usr. Try sudo.

-Robert KC2YWE

On Aug 19, 2011, at 10:46 AM, K8PET <k8pet at orrresearch.com> wrote:

> I am trying to make xastir from source on Ubuntu 11.04.  Problems start at
> the install step with the message
> 
> test -z "/usr/local/share/xastir/config" || /bin/mkdir -p
> "/usr/local/share/xastir/config"
> /bin/mkdir: cannot create directory `/usr/local/share/xastir': No such file
> or directory
> make[2]: *** [install-configDATA] Error 1
> 
> 
> this looks like the -p is not working as expected from the mkdir man page
> but it works ok from the command line
> 
> 
> k8pet at gtway-usb:/usr/local/src/xastir-2.0.0$ man mkdir
> k8pet at gtway-usb:/usr/local/src/xastir-2.0.0$ mkdir -p ./fungus/mungus
> 
> k8pet at gtway-usb:/usr/local/src/xastir-2.0.0$ ls ./fungus
> mungus
> 
> With Ubuntu 11.04 this same error occurs back to as far as I checked
> (Xastir-1.9.4).
> 
> Suggestions please!
> 
> Jack k8pet
> 
> 
> 
> k8pet at gtway-usb:/usr/local/src/xastir-2.0.0$ sudo checkinstall
> 
> checkinstall 1.6.2, Copyright 2009 Felipe Eduardo Sanchez Diaz Duran
>           This software is released under the GNU GPL.
> 
> 
> 
> *****************************************
> **** Debian package creation selected ***
> *****************************************
> 
> This package will be built according to these values:
> 
> 0 -  Maintainer: [ root at gtway-usb ]
> 1 -  Summary: [ xastir-2.0.05 ]
> 2 -  Name:    [ xastir ]
> 3 -  Version: [ 2.0.0 ]
> 4 -  Release: [ 1 ]
> 5 -  License: [ GPL ]
> 6 -  Group:   [ checkinstall ]
> 7 -  Architecture: [ i386 ]
> 8 -  Source location: [ xastir-2.0.0 ]
> 9 -  Alternate source location: [  ]
> 10 - Requires: [  ]
> 11 - Provides: [ xastir ]
> 12 - Conflicts: [  ]
> 13 - Replaces: [  ]
> 
> Enter a number to change any of them or press ENTER to continue:
> 
> Installing with make install...
> 
> ========================= Installation results ===========================
> Making install in src
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/xastir-2.0.0/src'
> Making install in rtree
> make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/xastir-2.0.0/src/rtree'
> make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/xastir-2.0.0/src/rtree'
> make[3]: Nothing to be done for `install-exec-am'.
> make[3]: Nothing to be done for `install-data-am'.
> make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/xastir-2.0.0/src/rtree'
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/xastir-2.0.0/src/rtree'
> make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/xastir-2.0.0/src'
> make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/xastir-2.0.0/src'
> test -z "/usr/local/bin" || /bin/mkdir -p "/usr/local/bin"
>  /usr/bin/install -c xastir xastir_udp_client testdbfawk '/usr/local/bin'
> make[3]: Nothing to be done for `install-data-am'.
> make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/xastir-2.0.0/src'
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/xastir-2.0.0/src'
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/xastir-2.0.0/src'
> Making install in m4
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/xastir-2.0.0/m4'
> make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/xastir-2.0.0/m4'
> make[2]: Nothing to be done for `install-exec-am'.
> make[2]: Nothing to be done for `install-data-am'.
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/xastir-2.0.0/m4'
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/xastir-2.0.0/m4'
> Making install in config
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/xastir-2.0.0/config'
> make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/xastir-2.0.0/config'
> make  install-exec-hook
> make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/xastir-2.0.0/config'
> rm -f \/usr/local/share/xastir/config/nwsfz_ddmmyy.dbfawk
> make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/xastir-2.0.0/config'
> test -z "/usr/local/share/xastir/config" || /bin/mkdir -p
> "/usr/local/share/xastir/config"
> /bin/mkdir: cannot create directory `/usr/local/share/xastir': No such file
> or directory
> make[2]: *** [install-configDATA] Error 1
> make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/xastir-2.0.0/config'
> make[1]: *** [install-am] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/xastir-2.0.0/config'
> make: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
> 
> ****  Installation failed. Aborting package creation.
> 
> Cleaning up...OK
> 
> Bye.
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