Short gdb question.

[eric_justin_allan@cfl.rr.com]

Reid Thompson wrote:
> On Fri, 2012-05-04 at 00:45 -0700, eric_justin_allan@cfl.rr.com wrote:
>> Alright if I download and compile it can I just mv gdb.exe into /bin
>> and
>> overwrite gdb.exe?
>>
> use
> ./configure --prefix=/
> make
> make install
>
> and it should end up in the right place
>
>
>
Yea all I did was get install errors after a very long compilation. 
here's a copy of the errors:
$ make install
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gdb-7.4.1'
/bin/sh ./mkinstalldirs /  /
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gdb-7.4.1/bfd'
make  install-recursive
make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gdb-7.4.1/bfd'
Making install in doc
make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gdb-7.4.1/bfd/doc'
test -z "//share/info" || /usr/bin/mkdir -p "//share/info"
/usr/bin/mkdir: cannot create directory `//share': Read-only file system
Makefile:661: recipe for target `install-info-am' failed
make[4]: *** [install-info-am] Error 1
make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gdb-7.4.1/bfd/doc'
Making install in po
make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gdb-7.4.1/bfd/po'
if test -r .././../mkinstalldirs; then \
   .././../mkinstalldirs //share; \
else \
   ../mkinstalldirs //share; \
fi
mkdir -p -- //share
mkdir: cannot create directory `//share': Read-only file system
Makefile:507: recipe for target `install-data-yes' failed
make[4]: *** [install-data-yes] Error 1
make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gdb-7.4.1/bfd/po'
make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gdb-7.4.1/bfd'
make[5]: Entering directory `/usr/src/gdb-7.4.1/bfd'
make[5]: Nothing to be done for `install-exec-am'.
test -z "//include" || /usr/bin/mkdir -p "//include"
/usr/bin/mkdir: cannot create directory `//include': Read-only file system
Makefile:1564: recipe for target `install-bfdincludeHEADERS' failed
make[5]: *** [install-bfdincludeHEADERS] Error 1
make[5]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gdb-7.4.1/bfd'
Makefile:1734: recipe for target `install-am' failed
make[4]: *** [install-am] Error 2
make[4]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gdb-7.4.1/bfd'
Makefile:1591: recipe for target `install-recursive' failed
make[3]: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gdb-7.4.1/bfd'
Makefile:1728: recipe for target `install' failed
make[2]: *** [install] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gdb-7.4.1/bfd'
Makefile:2579: recipe for target `install-bfd' failed
make[1]: *** [install-bfd] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/gdb-7.4.1'
Makefile:2082: recipe for target `install' failed
make: *** [install] Error 2




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