The "Make Install" command does not work ... Why?

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Subject: The "Make Install" command does not work ... Why?
From: Rashan Jibowu <rashanjibowu@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 16:26:20 -0700 (PDT)
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Whenever I type: make install or make <whatever>

I get the following error message " *** No rule to make target 'install'. Stop. "

What does this mean and how can get the make command to work correctly?

I'm using the latest stable release of Fedora Core 4.

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