DESTDIR?

[Jim Reid]

    >> I'm running RH 6.2 and have tried to install bind 8.2.3 in its
    >> own dir being /usr/local/bind823 instead of the default.

    >> Here is what I've done:

    >> make clean
    >> make depend
    >> make all
    >> make install DESTDIR=/usr/local/bind823

    >> is this suppose to be how to redirect the install??

No. Try following the installation instructions. They're in the file
called INSTALL. You have to fix DESTDIR (or whatever) in the
appropriate Makefile.set file *before* compiling.