Re: Why I can not install glib?

[Rick Jones <rick jones2 hp com>]

HU Li wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> When I try to install glib-2.8.0 on a UNIX workstation, all the
> installation steps run properly except the last one: make install.
>
> The error message is as follows:
>
> make  install-recursive
> Making install in .
> /bin/bash ./mkinstalldirs /usr/local/bin
>  ./install-sh -c glib-gettextize /usr/local/bin/glib-gettextize
> cp: cannot create /usr/local/bin/_inst.17461_: Read-only file system ***
> Error code 2

Well, that "Read-only file system" message when trying to create 
/usr/local/bin/_inst.17461_ is probably the main clue.  My guess would 
be that either /usr/local/bin is read-only, or perhaps your user id does 
not have sufficient permissions to put files there.

rick jones