[bt-devel] trouble with ./configure on Linux Mandrake 8.2

[Steven Boothe]

Hello all;

Please forgive my question about something so basic. I'm a rooky when it comes 
to compiling my own software. 

I am getting this ambiguous error when trying to run ./configure for "Sword 
1.5.3". I sent a message to the list yesterday and so far no one has yet 
responded. Maybe there is someone over here that has some suggestions or 
ideas as to what I can do to get over this hurdle.

Any help is tremendously appreciated. As is anyone who takes the time to even 
read this far. Thank you so much.

Here is the output of ./configure from my command-line:
(Note: I get the same error if I 'su' to root level priviledge.)

[steven@poretz sword]$ ./configure
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking target system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... yes
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output... configure: error: C compiler cannot 
create executables
[steven@poretz sword]$

As well as the output of the following commands:

[steven@poretz sword]$ uname -a
Linux poretz 2.4.18-6mdk #1 Fri Mar 15 02:59:08 CET 2002 i686 unknown
[steven@poretz sword]$ rpm -qa | grep gcc
gcc3.0-cpp-3.0.4-2mdk
gcc-2.96-0.76mdk
gcc-c++-2.96-0.76mdk
libgcc3.0-3.0.4-2mdk
[steven@poretz sword]$

Any help would be very appreciated.

Many many thanks in advance.

Steven
P.S. WOW this project has come a long way. Heaps of blessings on all who 
contributed to get ThML importing for the documents at the CCEL. May your 
continuing efforts be just as and even more fruitful!