RE: [gnet-dev] Letting gnet-1.1.8 and gnet-2.0.1RPM packages coex ist

[martyn 2 russell bt com]

> > Why not? Some tar option should let you do that and 
> otherwise use a computer
> > where you can be root on.
> 
> Non-superusers should be able to compile and install GNet.  
> The tarball
> was built using 'make dist' with the standard automake 
> Makefile.  I don't
> think it does anything special with permissions.  The install script
> should set permissions correctly.

Non-superusers should be able to compile it. They should not be able to
install it.  Most packages require root to install because they put files in
/usr and other places which require root access to write.

Regards
Martyn