How to use "make install" correctly? Trying to install zlib

[Giscardo]

I'm trying to install zlib libraries under a bare install of mandrake 8.0 (i only installed development options, and networking ability), and I'm using bash. Decompressed the tarball, and i ran ./configure --shared --prefix=/usr. I also did "export CFLAGS='-march=athlon -03'". When I do "make test" everything checks out ok, but when i do "make install" i get the following messages:

install -m 644 zlib.h zconf.h /usr/include
install -m 755 /usr/lib
install: too few arguments 'install --help' for more info.
make: *** [install] Error 1

I tried typing install --help, but it isn't very usefull. I can't figure out how to fix this. Can anyone help please?

[slayer17]

check your to see if /usr/lib is in your path.

[Zeddicus]

./configure
make
make install

perhaps you forgot make?

[Giscardo]

how do i check if /usr/lib is in my path?

[TacKat]

echo $PATH

[Giscardo]

And if it's not there, how do I add it? Please be more thorough in your answers...

[bdg1983]

We sometimes assume some know enough to add a directory to $PATH. If we explained everything in detail, each thread would be pages long.

The NHF http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/shells/bashconfig.html will tell you what needs to be done.

[pwrhouse]

You usually need to be root(almost always) while doing a make install. Were you root?

[Giscardo]

Yes i was root.