[Axiom-developer] Install problem with GCL-2.6.8pre

[Gabriel Dos Reis]

Hi Camm,

I'm experiencing a problem when installing GCL-2.6.8pre in a custom prefix.

Here are the details:

* check out cvs GCL-2.6.8pre

* configure --prefix=$HOME

* make # works fine

* make install # troublesome

the install fails with the following error:

chmod a+x /home/gdr/lib/gcl-2.6.8/gcl-tk/gcltksrv ; fi
if test "/usr/share/emacs/21.3/site-lisp" != "" ; then (cd elisp ; make install 
DESTDIR=) ; fi
make[2]: Entering directory `/media/usbdisk_2/software.src/GCL/2.6.8pre/elisp'
mkdir -p /usr/share/emacs/21.3/site-lisp
cp *.el /usr/share/emacs/21.3/site-lisp
cp: cannot create regular file 
`/usr/share/emacs/21.3/site-lisp/add-default.el': Permission denied
cp: cannot create regular file `/usr/share/emacs/21.3/site-lisp/ansi-doc.el': 
Permission denied
cp: cannot create regular file `/usr/share/emacs/21.3/site-lisp/dbl.el': 
Permission denied
cp: cannot create regular file 
`/usr/share/emacs/21.3/site-lisp/doc-to-texi.el': Permission denied
cp: cannot create regular file `/usr/share/emacs/21.3/site-lisp/gcl.el': 
Permission denied
cp: cannot create regular file 
`/usr/share/emacs/21.3/site-lisp/man1-to-texi.el': Permission denied
cp: cannot create regular file 
`/usr/share/emacs/21.3/site-lisp/smart-complete.el': Permission denied
cp: cannot create regular file `/usr/share/emacs/21.3/site-lisp/sshell.el': 
Permission denied


The problem seems to be that GCL wants to install elisp files in
$(EMACS_SITE_LISP).  User installing GCL (like me, or as part of another
package like Axiom) may not have write permission to that directory.
Any particular reason why the elisp files are not installed in
$(prefix)/share/emacs for example?

-- Gaby