Root? Or does it matter?
 

Well im having some problems.

I downloaded some softwares (Two programs) and tried compiling em, well the first run with
./configure - worked just fine
then when I used
make install - It started out just fine but the end had some errors, same with both the programs. :(

So my question is: Do I have to be ROOT when I do this sort of thing ? Or does it matter?

(Im using mandrake)

yes, a lot of times u must be root to install software. at least in my experience

Ok, thank you for the answer.

AFAIK, you don't have to be root for the "make " and "./configure" steps, but you need to be root for "make install"