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

[Martin Gruner]

Stephen,

please post your config.log file.

Martin

Am Montag, 20. Mai 2002 18:41 schrieb 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!