Re: 3.6.1 can't install [was checkinstall]

[marco atzeri]

On 2/27/2012 12:06 PM, Juan Pablo Carbajal wrote:

> Adding the folder /usr/local/include/octave-3.6.1 manually avoids the
> first error, but new ones appear
>
> /bin/mkdir -p /usr/local/share/octave/3.6.1/m/startup
> /bin/mkdir: cannot create directory `/usr/local/share/octave/3.6.1':
> No such file or directory
>
> Is this a problem with the installation file sin the tar.gz file or is
> something in my system?
> Has anybody tried to install (in Linux, particularly Ubuntu 10.10)
> using the tar file from the website?
> I tried installing from the repo, but it fails to compile (I am trying
> to find the prob)
> What else can I try?
>
> Thanks

I guess it is your system.
I built and already deployed the cygwin package without any problem

is "su" available on your system ?

can you install as root ?

Regards
Marco