On Jul 18, 2012, at 10:22, Jim Reid wrote: > On 18 Jul 2012, at 06:17, Jim Wright wrote: > >> My make statement is very similar to the one on the above page, but even >> using the one listed there, when I do the 'sudo make install', I get >> hundreds of lines of errors, such as the following: >> >> $ sudo make install > > You shouldn't compile and install as the super-user. Build the software with > a regular (non-privileged) UserID and then maybe become the super-user to > install it. This is just good practice: nothing to do wth the issue you > reported. Yes, I know the link you provided says do "sudo make install". It's > wrong. Whoever (badly) wrote that web article did get that basic principle > right for the PCRE code though. Sigh.
As I read the article, it suggests a make as a regular user, and then the install using 'sudo', in both cases? The surrounding text may be suboptimal, but the basic premise of 'make with lots of options' and then 'sudo make install' should be the correct one, right? As far as compiling Postfix goes, the version included with Lion is fairly recent; $ postconf -d |grep ^mail_version mail_version = 2.8.4 So unless you need postscreen, just sticking with the included version is an option you have. An option that would avoid the possibility of conflicts between included and compiled versions, maintaining the updates, and so forth. Wonder if Mountain Lion includes a 2.9.x, does anyone know? Cya, Jona
