ardour compiling error

[abstract falcon]

I was compiling ardour and i was given this error Build failed
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/metrodude/Downloads/ardour/.waf3-2.0.26-44bc421a5f6bb452d70d83cbd5abc3fa/waflib/Task.py", line 180, in process
ret=self.run()
^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/metrodude/Downloads/ardour/.waf3-2.0.26-44bc421a5f6bb452d70d83cbd5abc3fa/waflib/Build.py", line 556, in run
x.parent.mkdir()
File "/home/metrodude/Downloads/ardour/.waf3-2.0.26-44bc421a5f6bb452d70d83cbd5abc3fa/waflib/Node.py", line 188, in mkdir
raise Errors.WafError('Could not create the directory %r'%self)
waflib.Errors.WafError: Could not create the directory /usr/local/lib/ardour8

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/metrodude/Downloads/ardour/.waf3-2.0.26-44bc421a5f6bb452d70d83cbd5abc3fa/waflib/Task.py", line 180, in process
ret=self.run()
^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/metrodude/Downloads/ardour/.waf3-2.0.26-44bc421a5f6bb452d70d83cbd5abc3fa/waflib/Build.py", line 556, in run
x.parent.mkdir()
File "/home/metrodude/Downloads/ardour/.waf3-2.0.26-44bc421a5f6bb452d70d83cbd5abc3fa/waflib/Node.py", line 188, in mkdir
raise Errors.WafError('Could not create the directory %r'%self)
waflib.Errors.WafError: Could not create the directory /usr/local/lib/ardour8

Idk what this means, any help?
also here's my neofetch if that helps

[wide bear]

1. please wrap this kinda stuff in ticks ``` ....```
2. wrong place
3. nobody in here know what "ardour" is

[abstract falcon]

Hmm

Well this reminds me

This is fixed, people on the ardour forums helped me, thanks

It turns out I wasn't SU when I ran the waf command

I leave this here in case anyone else has the question

[vague sparrow]

1. good suggestion.
2. not wrong place this is okay, we have off topic tag for occasional support channel mix ups.
3. speculating.

if you can not help better to stay quiet.