[Gdal-dev] problem installing gdal 1.4.2 in ubuntu machine

[Giannakos Apostolos]

Dear list 


I have problems installing the gdal source code 1.4.2 tar.gz from the site http://trac.osgeo.org/gdal/wiki/DownloadSource in ubuntu distrution

I am writing in the shell the following commands

root1 at root1-laptop:~$ cd Desktop
root1 at root1-laptop:~/Desktop$ 
root1 at root1-laptop:~/Desktop$ gunzip gdal-1.4.2.tar.gz
root1 at root1-laptop:~/Desktop$ tar xvf gdal-1.4.2.tar
root1 at root1-laptop:~/Desktop$ cd gdal-1.4.2
root1 at root1-laptop:~/Desktop/gdal-1.4.2$ 
root1 at root1-laptop:~/Desktop/gdal-1.4.2$ ./configure --prefix=INSTALL_DIR
configure: error: expected an absolute directory name for --prefix: INSTALL_DIR

Does anyone knows why i have this error or is there a guide about installing  gdal in ubuntu with the specific steps?


Thanks in advance for your time and patience

apostolis 

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