[AUCTeX] installation problem with 11.81, custom --prefix

[Benjamin Rutt]

How can I install auctex 11.81 into /tmp (or equivalently, my home
directory)?  I'm trying to write an install script.  It fails near the
end.  Here is my script:

    #! /bin/sh
    cd /tmp
    export INSTDIR=/tmp/auctex-install
    rm -fr $INSTDIR
    R=auctex-11.81
    rm -f $R.tar.gz
    wget http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/auctex/$R.tar.gz
    gunzip -qc $R.tar.gz | tar xvf -
    cd $R
    mkdir $INSTDIR
    mkdir $INSTDIR/auctex-lisp
    mkdir $INSTDIR/auctex-tex
    mkdir $INSTDIR/auctex-doc
    set -e
    ./configure --with-lispdir=$INSTDIR/auctex-lisp 
--with-tex-dir=$INSTDIR/auctex-tex --with-tex-dir=$INSTDIR/auctex-doc 
--prefix=$INSTDIR
    make
    make install

This fails with the following error:

    /usr/bin/texhash
    texhash: /usr/local/share/texmf/ls-R: no write permission. Skipping...
    texhash: /var/lib/texmf/ls-R: no write permission. Skipping...
    texhash: /var/lib/texmf/ls-R-TEXMFMAIN: no write permission. Skipping...
    texhash: /var/cache/fonts/ls-R: no write permission. Skipping...
    texhash: Done.
    ../../mkinstalldirs 
    /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 preview.dvi 
    /usr/bin/install: too few arguments
    Try `/usr/bin/install --help' for more information.
    make[2]: *** [install-texmf-doc] Error 1
    make[2]: Leaving directory `/tmp/auctex-11.81/preview/latex'
    make[1]: *** [install-texmf] Error 2
    make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/auctex-11.81/preview'
    make: *** [install] Error 2

Am I doing anything wrong?  I've attached the full error log.  Thanks,
-- 
Benjamin Rutt

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