Ajay saw fit to inform me that:
>Thanx guys, it was indeed a case of multiple versions on the system. I
>deleted the older version and copied the new one into the directory, now its
>okay.
Be cautious next time. Before installing your custom compiled packages always
rpm -e <your old package>. The difference is
rpm put binaries by default in /usr/bin or /bin
and compiled one in /usr/local/bin
Warm regards
Rajesh
>
>Ajay Shankar
>
>> > > I downloaded Make 3.79.1 from the web and installed
>> > > it (./configure, make,
>> > > make install routine), but on checking the version,
>> > > it still shows 3.78.1.
>>
>> > Most likely the new make installed itself in
>> > /usr/local/bin, but your PATH has /usr/bin before
>> > that, so the old /usr/bin/make is getting invoked.
>> > I'd suggest rpm -e make, or better rpm -U
>> > ftp://some.mirror/path/to/make-new.rpm.
>>
>> Instead, just do
>> ./configure --prefix=/usr
>
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