touch: cannot touch 'LICENSE_43R1_ACCEPTED': Permission denied - makefile

Question

I have problem to install SEISMIC UNIX on my Ubuntu 16.04.I have followed tutorial instructions
make install
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touch: cannot touch 'LICENSE_43R1_ACCEPTED': Permission denied
Makefile:66: recipe for target 'LICENSE_43R1_ACCEPTED' failed
make: *** [LICENSE_43R1_ACCEPTED] Error 1
My makefile
#
# Makefile for the CWP/SU free software distribution
#
# Please read Makefile.config and make the necessary changes there
# then type: make install to install the standard CWP/SU codes
# make xtinstall to install X-toolkit codes
# make finstall to install Fortran codes
# make mglinstall to install Mesa/Open GL codes
# make xminstall to install X-Motif codes (optional)
# make sfinstall to install SFIO materials and SEGDREAD
#
# or if remaking:
# type: make remake to remake the standard CWP/SU codes
# make xtremake to remake X-toolkit codes
# make fremake to remake Fortran codes
# make mglremake to remake Mesa/Open GL codes
# make xmremake to remake X-Motif codes
# make sfremake to install SFIO materials and SEGDREAD
#
# Note: SEGDREAD is the program for reading SEG-D format tapes
#
# Additional items are included in: cwputils
# to compile:
# make utils
#
# Do not try to install all of the codes at one time via:
# % make install ; make xtinstall ; make xminstall
# If you get an error message about not finding /src/Makefile.config
# the explicitly define your CWPROOT path on the next line
#CWPROOT =
include $(CWPROOT)/src/Makefile.config
donothing: # To protect against an idle "make" to "see what happens"
#echo ""
#echo "This is a dangerous makefile--so the default is do_nothing"
#echo "Please read and edit Makefile.config appropriately"
#echo "then type: make install (to install the basic set of codes)"
#echo " make xtinstall (to install the X-toolkit applications)"
#echo " make finstall (to install the Fortran codes)"
#echo " make mglinstall (to install the Mesa/ Open GL items)"
#echo " make utils (to install libcwputils) (nonessential) "
#echo " make xminstall (to install the Motif application)"
#echo " make sfinstall (to install the SFIO version of SEGDREAD)"
#echo ""
#echo "or if remaking:"
#echo "type: make remake (to remake the basic set of codes)"
#echo " make xtremake (to remake the X-toolkit applications)"
#echo " make fremake (to install the Fortran codes)"
#echo " make mglremake (to install the Mesa/ Open GL items)"
#echo " make uremake (to remake libcwputils.a)(nonessential)"
#echo " make xmremake (to remake the Motif-based applications)"
#echo " make sfinstall (to remake the SFIO version of SEGDREAD)"
#echo " "
#echo "See the README_ files in ./Portability for more information."
install: checkroot LICENSE_43R1_ACCEPTED MAILHOME_43 makedirs cwpstuff plot sustuff tristuff tetrastuff compstuff reflstuff
xtinstall: xtcwp_
xminstall: xmcwp_
mglinstall: mglstuff
# automatic mail message (ask once)
LICENSE_43R1_ACCEPTED :
#./license.sh
#touch $#
# automatic mail message (ask once)
MAILHOME_43 :
#./mailhome.sh
#touch $#
# check to see if the CWPROOT path is set
checkroot :
#./chkroot.sh
#echo $(CWPROOT)
# Make the bin/include/lib directories if not already there
makedirs:
#echo "Making necessary directories"
#./mkdirectories.sh
cwpstuff:
cd ./cwp; $(MAKE)
cd ./par; $(MAKE)
plot :
cd ./psplot; $(MAKE)
sustuff :
cd ./su ; $(MAKE)
xtcwp_ :
cd ./Xtcwp; $(MAKE)
cd ./xplot; $(MAKE)
cd ./xtri; $(MAKE)
xmcwp_ :
cd ./Xmcwp; $(MAKE)
complex :
cd ./Complex; $(MAKE)
utils :
cd ./cwputils; $(MAKE)
tristuff:
cd ./tri; $(MAKE)
cd ./Trielas; $(MAKE)
tetrastuff:
cd ./tetra; $(MAKE)
compstuff:
cd ./comp; $(MAKE)
reflstuff:
cd ./Refl ; $(MAKE)
mglstuff:
cd ./Mesa; $(MAKE)
finstall:
cd ./Fortran; $(MAKE)
sfinstall:
cd ./Sfio; $(MAKE)
remake :
#./chkroot.sh
cd ./cwp; $(MAKE) remake
cd ./par; $(MAKE) remake
cd ./psplot; $(MAKE) remake
cd ./su/include; $(MAKE) remake
cd ./su; $(MAKE) remake
cd ./tri; $(MAKE) remake
cd ./tetra; $(MAKE) remake
cd ./comp; $(MAKE) remake
cd ./Refl; $(MAKE) remake
xtremake :
cd ./Xtcwp; $(MAKE) remake
cd ./xplot; $(MAKE) remake
cd ./xtri; $(MAKE) remake
xmremake :
cd ./Xmcwp; $(MAKE) remake
mglremake:
cd ./Mesa; $(MAKE) remake
uremake:
cd ./cwputils; $(MAKE) remake
tremake:
cd ./tri; $(MAKE) remake
compmake:
cd ./comp; $(MAKE) remake
fremake:
cd ./Fortran; $(MAKE) remake
sfremake:
cd ./Sfio; $(MAKE) remake
If I try as a root
root#milenko-HP-Compaq-6830s:/opt/cwp/43R1/src# make install
Makefile:32: /src/Makefile.config: No such file or directory
make: *** No rule to make target '/src/Makefile.config'. Stop.
How to solve this?

Answer 1

You do not have necessary permissions for that file. Most probably your install need root permissions. Try
sudo make install

Answer 2

The error is caused because the user you logged-in doesn't have appropriate permissions to do this, so do it with sudo or su
sudo make install
or you can first switch as root user and then fire the command:
su
make install