`make install` will need root permissions -- so you could either `su -` to log in as root with the root password, then `make install`; or, if sudo is set up, use `sudo make install` and give your usual password.
Linux/Unix has a learning curve -- if you're deploying Rails apps to a *nix server, you'll probably need to get some reading done :-) -- Thomas. Max Williams wrote on 2007/09/21 16:58: > I've been struggling with installing svn, using a forum post on my > shared host (bluehost)'s forum: > http://www.bluehostforum.com/showthread.php?p=40515#post40515 > > I'm asking here because there's not much traffic and not much replying > to my svn hassles on that forum... > > I downloaded the tar file for svn (version 1.4.5), untarred it, then > entered the following: > > ./configure --prefix=$HOME --without-berkeley-db --with-zlib --with-ssl > --with-apr=/home/reeplies/src/apr-1.2.11 > --with-apr-util=/home/reeplies/src/apr-util-1.2.10 > > (i'd already installed apr and apr-utils, assuming that it worked, i > don;t know much about this stuff but it looked like something was > happening) > > The above generated a load of output. I then did "make" which generated > a bunch more output and "make install" which did some more. I thought > this would have installed svn but when i type > > svn --version > > i get > bash: svn: command not found > > Does anyone know where i'm going wrong? I'm a newcomer to unix and have > only used svn locally in the windows shell before. > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deploying Rails" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-deployment@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-deployment?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
