[in reply to Giuseppe Scrivano Tue, 18 Nov 2014 21:04:52 +0100] > it just works for me: > > sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/wget-1.16/ > sudo chown $(id -u):$(id -g) /usr/local/wget-1.16 > ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/wget-1.16 > make > make install > > > Can you please double check the permissions on the destination > directory?
ACK, WFM. #4 in my original bug report was unfounded (BASH history says that the configure in question had no --prefix).
