No, it wasn't a solution to the error it was an explanation of the --prefix option. The error you get isn't confined to woody BTW - I get the same error on my Sarge system. > From my vast ignorance of lex and make and autoconfig but from seeing something like this before I think that the problem has something to do with get_region_by_name not being defined in random_maps/reader.l? ? On Thu, 2005-17-03 at 08:50 -0800, Mitch Obrian wrote: > That was also tried, didn't work. > > --- Todd Mitchell < temitchell at sympatico.ca > wrote: > > I think this is a simple misunderstanding of intent, > > no one would expect > > you to install to / > > > > configure --prefix=/<pathto install> > > > > you have to be able to write to <pathtoinstall> > > > > for example configure --prefix=/usr/local/crossfire > > wher eyour user owns > > /usr/local/crossfire or > > --configure-prefix=/home/youraccount/crossfire > > > > _______________________________________________ > > crossfire mailing list > > crossfire at metalforge.org > > > http://mailman.metalforge.org/mailman/listinfo/crossfire > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! > http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ > > _______________________________________________ > crossfire mailing list > crossfire at metalforge.org > http://mailman.metalforge.org/mailman/listinfo/crossfire -- Todd Mitchell < temitchell at sympatico.ca >