Sir: Just now ,i install syslog-ng-1.5.0 in my redhat 7.2 professional .i completely follow the INSTALL documents, but i can not success. and the directory /etc/syslog-ng does not be created . below is the fact: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Making all in src make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/syslog-ng-1.5.0/src' make all-recursive make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/syslog-ng-1.5.0/src' Making all in . make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/local/src/syslog-ng-1.5.0/src' gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I/usr/local/src/syslog-ng-1.5.0/src -I. -O2 -Wall -D_GNU_SOURCE -c main.c In file included from main.c:26: syslog-ng.h:31:21: objects.h: No such file or directory In file included from cfgfile.h:29, from main.c:27: sources.h:30:23: read_line.h: No such file or directory In file included from sources.h:32, from cfgfile.h:29, from main.c:27: log.h:30:16: io.h: No such file or directory In file included from cfgfile.h:29, from main.c:27: sources.h:33:18: list.h: No such file or directory main.c:29:20: format.h: No such file or directory main.c:30:20: werror.h: No such file or directory main.c:31:19: queue.h: No such file or directory make[3]: *** [main.o] Error 1 make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/syslog-ng-1.5.0/src' make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/syslog-ng-1.5.0/src' make[1]: *** [all-recursive-am] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/syslog-ng-1.5.0/src' make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 [root@ syslog-ng-1.5.0]# -------------------------------------------------------------------------- i don't know the reason ,just that time my syslog are working. what should i do to cover the question ? thanks best regard. david