[PyQt] SIP install - 'Permission denied' error on Mac 10.4

[Eric Coetzee]

I am a PyQT newb trying to install on OS X.

 From the docs, it seems I must first install SIP using the following  
commands:
1. python configure.py
2. make
3. make install

But is get "permission denied" during the make install.

The documentation says "Depending on your system you may require root  
or administrator privileges", so i tried
  sudo -u admin make install

which does not seem to accept the password. (admin is an account with  
admin privileges)
I have tried to repair permissions and I've also tried installing SIP  
while logged in as admin - same result.

Can anyone help?

output of step 1
----------------------
This is SIP 4.9 for Python 2.5.1 on darwin.
The SIP code generator will be installed in
/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/bin.
The SIP module will be installed in /Library/Python/2.5/site-packages.
The SIP header file will be installed in
/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/include/ 
python2.5.
The default directory to install .sip files in is
/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/share/sip.
The platform/compiler configuration is macx-g++.
Creating sipconfig.py...
Creating top level Makefile...
Creating sip code generator Makefile...
Creating sip module Makefile...

output of step 2
---------------------
cc -c -pipe -Os -w -DNDEBUG -I. -o main.o main.c
cc -c -pipe -Os -w -DNDEBUG -I. -o transform.o transform.c
cc -c -pipe -Os -w -DNDEBUG -I. -o gencode.o gencode.c
cc -c -pipe -Os -w -DNDEBUG -I. -o export.o export.c
cc -c -pipe -Os -w -DNDEBUG -I. -o heap.o heap.c
cc -c -pipe -Os -w -DNDEBUG -I. -o parser.o parser.c
cc -c -pipe -Os -w -DNDEBUG -I. -o lexer.o lexer.c
c++ -headerpad_max_install_names -o sip main.o transform.o gencode.o  
export.o heap.o parser.o lexer.o
cc -c -pipe -fPIC -Os -w -DNDEBUG -I. -I/System/Library/Frameworks/ 
Python.framework/Versions/2.5/include/python2.5 -o siplib.o siplib.c
cc -c -pipe -fPIC -Os -w -DNDEBUG -I. -I/System/Library/Frameworks/ 
Python.framework/Versions/2.5/include/python2.5 -o apiversions.o  
apiversions.c
cc -c -pipe -fPIC -Os -w -DNDEBUG -I. -I/System/Library/Frameworks/ 
Python.framework/Versions/2.5/include/python2.5 -o descriptors.o  
descriptors.c
cc -c -pipe -fPIC -Os -w -DNDEBUG -I. -I/System/Library/Frameworks/ 
Python.framework/Versions/2.5/include/python2.5 -o qtlib.o qtlib.c
cc -c -pipe -fPIC -Os -w -DNDEBUG -I. -I/System/Library/Frameworks/ 
Python.framework/Versions/2.5/include/python2.5 -o threads.o threads.c
cc -c -pipe -fPIC -Os -w -DNDEBUG -I. -I/System/Library/Frameworks/ 
Python.framework/Versions/2.5/include/python2.5 -o objmap.o objmap.c
c++ -c -pipe -fPIC -Os -w -DNDEBUG -I. -I/System/Library/Frameworks/ 
Python.framework/Versions/2.5/include/python2.5 -o bool.o bool.cpp
c++ -headerpad_max_install_names -bundle -undefined dynamic_lookup -o  
sip.so siplib.o apiversions.o descriptors.o qtlib.o threads.o objmap.o  
bool.o

output of step 3
---------------------
cp -f sip /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/bin/ 
sip
cp: /System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.5/bin/sip:  
Permission denied
make[1]: *** [install] Error 1
make: *** [install] Error 2

output of step 3 with sudo
-------------------------------------
Password:
Sorry, try again.