the configure and make work without a hitch but when I get to make install I get the error below. if someone can explain what is going on here and how I might correct it would be terrific. make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `install-recursive' Current working directory /svn/src/httpd-2.2.8/srclib *** Error code 1 The following command caused the error: otarget=`echo install-recursive|sed s/-recursive//`; \ list=' srclib os server modules support'; \ for i in $list; do \ if test -d "$i"; then \ target="$otarget"; \ echo "Making $target in $i"; \ if test "$i" = "."; then \ made_local=yes; \ target="local-$target"; \ fi; \ (cd $i && make $target) || exit 1; \ fi; \ done; \ if test "$otarget" = "all" && test -z 'httpd '; then \ made_local=yes; \ fi; \ if test "$made_local" != "yes"; then \ make "local-$otarget" || exit 1; \ fi make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `install-recursive' -- " The fundamental principle here is that the justification for a physical concept lies exclusively in its clear and unambiguous relation to the facts that it can be experienced" AE Please Feed and Educate the Children... it's the least any of us can do. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The official User-To-User support forum of the Apache HTTP Server Project. See <URL:http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html> for more info. To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx " from the digest: users-digest-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx