--- Makefile.orig	2014-12-16 22:11:04 UTC
+++ Makefile
@@ -240,32 +240,12 @@ install: FORCE
 	while [ ! -d $$INST_PATH ]; do \
 		INST_PATH=`dirname $$INST_PATH`; \
 	done; \
-	if [ ! -d "${INST_DIR}" -a ! -w "$$INST_PATH" ] ; then \
-		echo "ERROR: Directory $$INST_PATH is a parent directory of your"; \
-		echo "  install directory ${INST_DIR} and is not writable."; \
-		echo "  Perhaps you need root access."; \
-		echo "  Installation aborted, exiting Make."; \
-		exit; \
-	fi; \
-	if [ -d ${INST_DIR} -a ! -w "${INST_DIR}" ] ; then \
-		echo "ERROR: Your install directory ${INST_DIR} is not writable."; \
-		echo "  Perhaps you need root access."; \
-		echo "  Installation aborted, exiting Make."; \
-		exit; \
-	fi; \
 	result=`echo "${INST_DIR}" | awk '{ if ($$1 ~ /grass/) print $$1 }'`; \
 	if [ "$$result" = "" ] ; then \
 		echo "WARNING: Your install directory ${INST_DIR}"; \
 		echo "  does not contain the word 'grass'."; \
 		echo "  It is highly recommended that the word 'grass' be part"; \
 		echo "  of your install directory to avoid conflicts."; \
-		echo "  Do you want to continue? [y/n]"; \
-		read ans; \
-		ans=`echo "$$ans" | tr A-Z a-z`; \
-		if [ "$$ans" != "y" ] ; then \
-			echo "Installation aborted, exiting Make."; \
-			exit; \
-		fi; \
 	fi; \
 	${MAKE} real-install