Ah, I was missing one. Now it gets further, but falls over here: ../lib-src/make-path /usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.5-b34/x86_64-apple-darwin16.4.0/include /usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.5-b34/x86_64-apple-darwin16.4.0/include/m /usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.5-b34/x86_64-apple-darwin16.4.0/include/s ../lib-src/make-path: /usr/local/lib: Permission denied ../lib-src/make-path: /usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.5-b34: No such file or directory ../lib-src/make-path: /usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.5-b34/x86_64-apple-darwin16.4.0: No such file or directory ../lib-src/make-path: /usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.5-b34/x86_64-apple-darwin16.4.0/include: No such file or directory ../lib-src/make-path: /usr/local/lib: Permission denied ../lib-src/make-path: /usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.5-b34: No such file or directory ../lib-src/make-path: /usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.5-b34/x86_64-apple-darwin16.4.0: No such file or directory ../lib-src/make-path: /usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.5-b34/x86_64-apple-darwin16.4.0/include: No such file or directory ../lib-src/make-path: /usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.5-b34/x86_64-apple-darwin16.4.0/include/m: No such file or directory ../lib-src/make-path: /usr/local/lib: Permission denied ../lib-src/make-path: /usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.5-b34: No such file or directory ../lib-src/make-path: /usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.5-b34/x86_64-apple-darwin16.4.0: No such file or directory ../lib-src/make-path: /usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.5-b34/x86_64-apple-darwin16.4.0/include: No such file or directory ../lib-src/make-path: /usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.5-b34/x86_64-apple-darwin16.4.0/include/s: No such file or directory Copying include files for ellcc... /bin/sh: line 0: cd: /usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.5-b34/x86_64-apple-darwin16.4.0/include: No such file or directory chmod: /usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.5-b34/x86_64-apple-darwin16.4.0/include: No such file or directory make[1]: [install] Error 1 (ignored) /usr/bin/install -c eldap.ell /usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.5-b34/x86_64-apple-darwin16.4.0/modules install: /usr/local/lib/xemacs-21.5-b34/x86_64-apple-darwin16.4.0/modules: No such file or directory make[1]: *** [install] Error 71 (This is "make beta", so shouldn't try to touch /usr/local.)