Error building nspr during Gnome-Control Center install

[Joshua Root]

Mark wrote:
> Joshua Root wrote:
>> Mark wrote:
>>   
>>> Back to nspr. I did what you said. Here's the entire nspr build phase
>>> output:
>>>     
>> [...]
>>   
>>> /usr/include/mach/host_info.h:70:26: error: /usr/include/mach/machine.h: Input/output error
>>>     
>>
>> That looks fairly dire.
>>
>> - Josh
>>   
> 
> Is there anything I can do about it? Put more locks on my house? Buy
> small handgun? /Any/thing computer-related? I'm mostly a newbie: I know
> that ".h" signifies header file, but I couldn't read through one with
> any comprehension.

The particular file isn't important, what's worrying is the
"Input/output error", which means the OS could not read it. Worst case,
it means you have a corrupted filesystem or your hard drive is dying.

Can you open that file at all?

- Josh