Re: gsl libraries

[Brian Gough <bjg at network-theory dot co dot uk>]

Nicolas Bouche writes:
 > i am trying to install gsl-1.3 on linux (debian).
 > No problem with configure, make and make check.
 > However, make install fails with the error message
 > Making install in sys
 > make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/gsl-1.3/sys'
 > make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/gsl-1.3/sys'
 > make[2]: Nothing to be done for `install-exec-am'.
 > /bin/sh ../mkinstalldirs /usr/local//include/gsl
 >  /star -m 644 gsl_sys.h /usr/local//include/gsl/gsl_sys.h
 > /bin/sh: /star: No such file or directory
 > make[2]: *** [install-pkgincludeHEADERS] Error 127

I don't think this is a problem with GSL itself -- your system seems
to be misconfigured in some way since it is trying to install programs
with "/star" instead of "/usr/bin/install".  I think you will find the
same error if you try to install any other package.

If the error doesn't occur for other packages then please send a full
bug report with the output of ./configure and the version number of
Debian to bug-gsl@gnu.org

Thanks,

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