[ale] compile error -> "can't restore hardlink to...." HUH ?

Philip Polstra ppolstra at gmail.com
Tue Feb 21 09:58:18 EST 2006


Are you trying to do a "make install" while not logged in as root?  A hard
link is something that normally only the root user can create, and often it
is something you don't want to create.

On 2/21/06, Courtney Thomas <cc.thomas at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> I'm trying to compile OpenFOAM, a math analysis tool, and I'm getting
> this error, apparently attempting to restore a hardlink two different
> files, whatever that implies, in response to a "make" attempt.
>
> What's going on here and what is needed to resolve, please ?
>
> Thanks once more,
>
> Courtney
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