[ILUG] http://www.linux.ie/archive/msg02119.html Re: checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works... no

[C. Hennessy]

Luke Trif wrote:
> 
> Hello ilug,
> 
>   I am using Linux mandrake and am getting the same msg on everything
>   that i try to compile. i cant install anything that is in *.tar
>   format. If you can take a look at the errors that i am getting and
>   point me in the right direction i would apreciate it..
>   i have ran the command you specified in the reply msg and pasted the
>   results in here
>   I am using linux mandrake 7.0 with   gcc ver 2.95
>    sh -x ./configure >configure.log 2>&1
> 
> checking for gcc... gcc
> > checking whether the C compiler (gcc  ) works... no
> > configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler
[snip]

Is it possible that either the compielr gcc is not installed or that it is
not installed correctly ?

What results do you get if you save the text below (e.g. to example.c ) :
int main()
{
        printf("hello world\n" );
}

and try to compile it with the command "gcc example.c -o example".

This should prove whether your compiler works or not.

Con