[GtkGLExt] Errors on make

[chris lyon <chris lyon spritenote co uk>]

I'm trying to install the visual python beta's (www.vpython.org) which 
require vrious components including gtkglext.

[chris localhost gtkglext-1.2.0]$ uname -a
Linux localhost 2.6.17-5mdv #1 SMP Wed Sep 13 14:32:31 EDT 2006 i686 
Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1600MHz GNU/Linux
Mandriva 10.1

I have managed to configure this from a download of gtkglext-1.2.0
but upon running make I receive the following.

creating libgdkglext-x11.la
(cd .libs && rm -f libgdkglext-x11.la && ln -s ../libgdkglext-x11.la 
libgdkglext-x11.la)
make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/chris/Download/gtkglext-1.2.0/gdk/x11'
make[4]: Entering directory `/home/chris/Download/gtkglext-1.2.0/gdk'
cd .. && /bin/sh ./config.status gdk/gdkglext-config.h
config.status: executing gdk/gdkglext-config.h commands
config.status: gdk/gdkglext-config.h is unchanged
echo timestamp > stamp-gdkglext-config-h
/bin/sh: stamp-gdkglext-config-h: Permission denied
make[4]: *** [stamp-gdkglext-config-h] Error 1
make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/chris/Download/gtkglext-1.2.0/gdk'
make[3]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/chris/Download/gtkglext-1.2.0/gdk'
make[2]: *** [all] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/chris/Download/gtkglext-1.2.0/gdk'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/chris/Download/gtkglext-1.2.0'
make: *** [all] Error 2

I was running as user chris who is the owner of the directory gtkglext 
was unloaded in.

What little programming expertise I have is involved with python and 
mostly windows  so this sort of think leaves me a bit lost.
Could anyone suggest a solution?

Chris