Re: is it ok to sudo for make install?

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On 11/9/05, Claude Jones <claude_jones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This is a simple technical question, but I can't seem to find an answer. When
> compiling from source, is it OK to sudo for the make install, or do I need to
> su -   I remember reading something about root's path environments not being
> fully in place when sudo'ing - do I have that completely wrong?

"su -" is not required, i've always done:

   su -c 'make install'

so sudo should not present any problems


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