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

[Brook Humphrey]

On Monday 20 May 2002 09:41 am, Steven Boothe wrote:
> 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!

If you would still like ot compile it I'll send my source rpm's. If not  Ican 
send you an rpm. These are compiled on mandrake 8.2 already.


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