Re: [TCLUG:9333] GCC not working

["Thomas T. Veldhouse" <veldy@visi.com>]

Well .... it says that you need the C++ compiler also.  Make sure it is from
the same version ... 2.95.  Better yet, just compile the thing yourself.

Tom Veldhouse
veldy@visi.com

----- Original Message -----
From: Ben Beuchler <insyte@emt-p.org>
To: <tclug-list@mn-linux.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 21, 1999 5:10 AM
Subject: [TCLUG:9333] GCC not working


> I recently installed Mandrake 6.1 (got sick of fighting with
Slackware...).
> Anywho, I must have been pretty tired when I did the installation, because
I
> somehow forgot to include the c stuff.   So... I wandered over to one of
the
> Mandrake mirrors and couldn't find it in the regular RPMS directory, but
it was
> over in the 'Mandrake Cooker' directory.  I installed gcc-2.95.1-3mdk and
> gcc-cpp-2.95.1-3mdk and one other library that rpm indicated gcc needs.
> Anyway, I went to build a program yesterday and it gave me a rather
interesting
> error during the './configure' stage.  The relevant section is quoted
below:
>
> <--snip-->
>
> checking for gcc... gcc
> checking whether the C compiler (gcc  ) works... yes
> checking whether the C compiler (gcc  ) is a cross-compiler... no
> checking whether we are using GNU C... yes
> checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
> checking whether gcc and cc understand -c and -o together... yes
> checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
> checking whether gcc needs -traditional... no
> checking for a BSD compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
> checking for c++... no
> checking for g++... no
> checking for gcc... gcc
> checking whether the C++ compiler (gcc  ) works... no
> configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C++ compiler
> cannot create executables.
>
> -------
>
> Did I install the wrong compiler?  Did I screw up something else?
>
> I'm certainly confused...
>
> Ben
>
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