Comments on: Error installing arpwatch on Mac OSX Fix

By: web user

web user — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:28:30 +0000

Thx a lot!
Got the same error when installing gdbm.
Needed to replace in Makefile $BINOWN and $BINGRP to root / wheel accordingly.

By: Amel

Amel — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 12:27:51 +0000

Thanks, the root:wheel is great for a make install!

By: Lee

Lee — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:26:57 +0000

@atma, That’s good to hear; the Macports team must have fixed this issue.

By: atma

atma — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:42:26 +0000

I just crossed this website through google search. I didn’t even read your instructions here but, via macports to install arpwatch just type: sudo port install arpwatch.

And it’s a clean install…

By: Ugy

Ugy — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:58:38 +0000

Though I should probably mention for other novices like myself that there was no occurrence of ‘-o bin’ or ‘-g bin’ but that the variables BINGRP and BINOWN near the top of the makefile need to hold ‘wheel’ and ‘root’ respectively.

By: Ugy

Ugy — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:50:41 +0000

It has certainly helped me as I came across the same error trying to ‘make install’ gdbm.
Thank you!