[daip] query for the AIPS install on MAC 10.15

[egreisen]

On 2020-11-11 21:08, liaomai via Daip wrote:
> Dear Teachers,
> I am doing the installation on my MAC 10.15. But I met a problem when
> I proceed the step of E1 Capitan to correct for the loss of the
> DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH functionality. When I source the login.sh file and
> then run the fix_aips_macos.sh, the problem happens, as follows:
> 
> This script will attempt to configure an existing AIPS installation
> 
> to work properly under OS X 10.11 "El Capitan". You will be prompted
> 
> for your password so that several commands can be run as root.
> 
> Press enter to continue...
> 
> Password:
> 
> mkdir: /usr/local/lib: Input/output error
> 
> Unable to create /usr/local/lib - do you have admin privileges?
> 
> Please tell me how to handle it. Thanks a lot.

Your account must have sudo privilege.  It is attempting to create a 
system directory /usr/local/lib and then to populate it with links to 
the run time libraries used.  Note that this is for all Mac OS releases 
from El Capitan on.

Eric Greisen