[XviD-devel] xvid on Mac OSX

[Robert Swain]

2008/9/17 Mine <i.cue at dsl.pipex.com>:
> I hope this is the right place to post this question.
>
> I am trying to use Terminal to build and  install
> xvidcore-1.1.3.tar.gz on my Mac
> running OSX 10.4.11. I have got as far as this message in the
> Terminal window:
>
> XviD has been successfully built.
>
>  * Binaries are currently located in the '=build' directory
>  * To install them on your system, you can run '# make install'
>    as root.
>
> When I enter the command 'make install' I get the following errors:
>
>  D: /usr/local/lib
> install: chmod 755 /usr/local/lib: Operation not permitted
>   I: /usr/local/lib/libxvidcore.4.dylib
> install: /usr/local/lib/libxvidcore.4.dylib: Permission denied
> make: *** [install] Error 71
>
> I am new to UNIX and the Terminal, so I am not sure if I am
> trying to install from the wrong directory as I don't quite
> understand the following:
>
> * To install them on your system, you can run '# make install'
>    as root.
>
> Or is it because I need an administrator password? The Terminal
> did not ask for one.
>
> If possible please try to make any replies simple.

You need to run 'sudo make install' and then if your OS X user login
has administrator privileges, you will be prompted for your password,
type it in and it should install.

Regards,
Rob