Re: RCS 5.7 Install Problems

[Aaron S. Hawley]

we're all new at some point.  try reading the INSTALL file, you'll find
you'll need to run ./configure

and the latest stable Linux kernel is on release 2.4 or something.
here's more information on the relation of GNU and linux:
http://www.gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html

/a

On Mon, 28 Apr 2003, Michael Barnes wrote:

> I am trying to install RCS 5.7 on a Linux 7.3 server.  When I run 'make' I
> get the following:
>
> cd man && make all
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/bin/rcs-5.7/man'
> make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/bin/rcs-5.7/man'
> cd src && make all
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/bin/rcs-5.7/src'
> rm -f a.*
> rm: cannot unlink `a.d': Permission denied
> rm: cannot unlink `a.h': Permission denied
> make[1]: *** [conf.h] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/bin/rcs-5.7/src'
> make: *** [all] Error 2
>
> I am real new at this, so make no assumptions I have done anything right
> so far.  Ideas on how to get this thing working is appreciated.
>
> Michael