When you install GNU make in AIX you have to enable the setgid bit on the "make" program. There is no way in AIX (that I know of) to read the system load without having privileged access.
Basically, on AIX GNU make needs read access to /dev/kmem. Typically this is done by making sure that the GNU make executable has the same group as /dev/kmem, then using "chmod 2755" or similar to make it setgid. I haven't had access to an AIX system in a long time, but as far as I know they still don't provide any way to obtain the load average which doesn't require special privileges. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul D. Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Find some GNU make tips at: http://www.gnu.org http://make.paulandlesley.org "Please remain calm...I may be mad, but I am a professional." --Mad Scientist _______________________________________________ Help-make mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-make
