On 6/13/06, Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks, Paul. Tried the following: > > ./configure --prefix=/usr > make > make install DESTDIR=/var/tmp/videotrans > > but got errors: > > mkdir -p /usr/bin > /usr/bin/install -c zoomcalc /usr/bin/movie-zoomcalc > /usr/bin/install: cannot remove `/usr/bin/movie-zoomcalc': Permission > denied > make[1]: *** [install] Error 1 > > Any ideas? The Makefile for this application does not support the "DESTDIR" install variable. You'll probably need to use the %makeinstall macro in the %install section of a spec file instead of "make install DESTDIR=/var/tmp/videotrans"
Thanks again, Paul. Let us try now fedora-newrpmspec. How should I use it to get the spec file? Paul