Hi all,
 
        I am trying to install a package - ppp version 2.4.2. After unpacking the package and typing "./configure", I received the following lines:
 
"ln: creating simbolic link `Makefile' to `linux/Makefile.top': Operation not permitted
  Makefile -> linux/Makefile.top
ln: creating simbolic link `Makedefs.com' to `linux/Makedefs': Operation not permitted
  linux/Makedefs -> Makedefs.com
ln: creating simbolic link `pppd/Makefile' to `Makefile.linux': Operation not permitted
  pppd/Makefile -> Makefile.linux
ln: creating simbolic link `pppstats/Makefile' to `Makefile.linux': Operation not permitted
  pppstats/Makefile -> Makefile.linux
ln: creating simbolic link `chat/Makefile' to `Makefile.linux': Operation not permitted
  chat/Makefile -> Makefile.linux
ln: creating simbolic link `pppdump/Makefile' to `Makefile.linux': Operation not permitted
  pppdump/Makefile -> Makefile.linux
ln: creating simbolic link `pppd/plugins/Makefile' to `Makefile.linux': Operation not permitted
  pppd/plugins/Makefile -> Makefile.linux
ln: creating simbolic link `pppd/plugins/rp-pppoe/Makefile' to `Makefile.linux': Operation not permitted
  pppd/plugins/rp-pppoe/Makefile -> Makefile.linux
ln: creating simbolic link `pppd/plugins/radius/Makefile' to `Makefile.linux': Operation not permitted
  pppd/plugins/radius/Makefile -> Makefile.linux"
 
The directory where I tried to execute this operation has write permissions and I was logged as root.  It is not the first time it occurs when I try to install a tar.gz package and so it seems a generic problem, not specific to the package in question.

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