#1 Compile err on SuSE 11.4

[Johan]

Trying to install on SuSE 11.4 gives the following error

install -d //usr/bin
perl -pe '$_="\t\$prefix=\"/usr\";" if /PREFIX_AUTOREPLACE/;\
$_="\tmy \$version_string=\"6.55\";" if /VERSION_AUTOREPLACE/' alien \
> //usr/bin/alien
/bin/sh: //usr/bin/alien: Permission denied
make: *** [install] Error 1
ljp@lambda:~/Downloads/alien> sudo make install
install -d //usr/bin
perl -pe '$_="\t\$prefix=\"/usr\";" if /PREFIX_AUTOREPLACE/;\
$_="\tmy \$version_string=\"6.55\";" if /VERSION_AUTOREPLACE/' alien \
> //usr/bin/alien
Can't modify single ref constructor in scalar assignment at -e line 2, near ""\tmy \$version_string=\"6.55\";" if"
Execution of -e aborted due to compilation errors.
make: *** [install] Error 255