Formerly compatMakefile.~76~

diff --git a/compatMakefile b/compatMakefile
index cc080a3..56fc8dd 100644 (file)
--- a/compatMakefile
+++ b/compatMakefile
@@ -183,14 +183,19 @@ install: installdirs \
         $(mandir)/$(instname).$(manext)
 
 installdirs:
-       $(SHELL) ${srcdir}/mkinstalldirs
+       $(SHELL) ${srcdir}/mkinstalldirs $(bindir) $(infodir) $(mandir)
 
 $(bindir)/$(instname): make
        $(INSTALL_PROGRAM) make $@.new
-# These are necessary for load-average checking to work on most Unix machines.
-       if $(install_setgid); then \
-         chgrp $(group) $@.new && chmod g+s $@.new; \
-       else true; fi
+       @if $(install_setgid); then \
+          if chgrp $(group) $@.new && chmod g+s $@.new; then
+            echo "chgrp $(group) $@.new && chmod g+s $@.new"; \
+          else \
+            echo "$@ needs to be owned by group $(group) and setgid;"; \
+            echo "otherwise the \`-l' option will probably not work."; \
+            echo "You may need special priveleges to install $@."; \
+          fi; \
+        else true; fi
 # Some systems can't deal with renaming onto a running binary.
        -rm -f $@.old
        -mv $@ $@.old