[Exim] Install trouble

Hallo all

I just compiled exim on my machine here and when trying to install I get the
following error
I cannot find anything in the FAQ
I use Suse 8.1 system on a x86 pc, make went fine

darkstar:/home/stefaans/Exim/exim-4.12 # make install
mkdir -p /usr/exim/bin
/usr/exim/bin created

Installation directory is /usr/exim/bin

cp exim /usr/exim/bin/exim-4.12-1
chown root /usr/exim/bin/exim-4.12-1
chmod a+x /usr/exim/bin/exim-4.12-1
chmod u+s /usr/exim/bin/exim-4.12-1
(cd /usr/exim/bin; ln -s exim-4.12-1 exim)
cp eximon /usr/exim/bin
cp eximon.bin /usr/exim/bin
cp exim_dumpdb /usr/exim/bin
cp exim_fixdb /usr/exim/bin
cp exim_tidydb /usr/exim/bin
cp exinext /usr/exim/bin
cp exiwhat /usr/exim/bin
cp exim_dbmbuild /usr/exim/bin
cp exicyclog /usr/exim/bin
cp exigrep /usr/exim/bin
cp eximstats /usr/exim/bin
cp exiqgrep /usr/exim/bin
cp exiqsumm /usr/exim/bin
cp exim_lock /usr/exim/bin
cp exim_checkaccess /usr/exim/bin

Installing default configuration in /etc/exim
because there is no existing configuration file.
mkdir -p /etc
sed -e \\
"/SYSTEM_ALIASES_FILE/ s'SYSTEM_ALIASES_FILE'/etc/aliases'" \\
../src/configure.default > ${CONFIGURE_FILE}
../scripts/exim_install: line 353: /etc/exim: Is a directory

*** Exim installation failed ***
make: *** [install] Error 1