/usr/bin/install is missing!

Falcata · 2008-01-25 22:01:17

Well, I don't know how this one happened. I was trying to "make install" a program I had just finished compiling, and then I get a message saying that /usr/bin/install is missing. I checked /usr/bin for "install", and it isn't there, even though it was before. How do I fix this problem?

Last edited by Falcata (2008-01-25 22:02:46)

shining · 2008-01-25 22:07:13

> pacman -Qo /bin/install
/bin/install is owned by coreutils 6.9-4

There might be a problem with that program. It should look in /bin, not /usr/bin. Or just use install directly, which is in the PATH..

Last edited by shining (2008-01-25 22:07:50)

Falcata · 2008-01-25 22:10:50

Huh. It was always in /usr/bin on other distro's. Thanks for the help.

EDIT: How do I fix this? I have no idea on what part of the makefile I need to modify, so I'm a little stuck. Is there a way to override it's location, or would coping install over to /usr/bin work?

Last edited by Falcata (2008-01-25 22:21:32)

Cerebral · 2008-01-25 23:16:36

Well, you could try

sed -i "s#/usr/bin/install#/bin/install#g" Makefile

and see if that works. Backup the Makefile first, in case it screws something up.

Otherwise, we can't really help you without seeing the Makefile you're using

Falcata · 2008-01-25 23:27:32

Well, I don't think that I could post the makefile, due to it's size. But, you can find the sources for the program I was trying to compile here.

Last edited by Falcata (2008-01-25 23:27:54)

Allan · 2008-01-25 23:39:01

Someone has already done all the hard work for you:
http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?d … 1&ID=12975

Falcata · 2008-01-25 23:40:25

Problem solved. I made a link to /bin/install under /usr/bin, and it worked fine.

Now then, another question: why did Nodoka get installed under /usr/local/lib, rather than /usr/lib?

EDIT: Should have waited a moment before posting, I guess. How do you install packages from AUR? Or packages that you downloaded onto your system?

Last edited by Falcata (2008-01-25 23:41:26)

_adam_ · 2008-01-26 01:06:30

/usr/local is the default path for make to install to. to change that, use ./configure --prefix=/usr

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/AUR … NSUPPORTED

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/usr/bin/install is missing!

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