Here's what I get if I try to compile an app from source on my brand new install of Suse 9.3

linux:/home/geo/Downloads/Gzipped/audacity-src-1.2.3 # sh configure
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking whether the C compiler works... configure: error: cannot run C compiled programs.
If you meant to cross compile, use `--host'.
See `config.log' for more details.

The log isn't very helpful (to me anyway)

configure:1669: $? = 0
configure:1671: gcc -v </dev/null >&5
Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-suse-linux/3.3.5/specs
Configured with: ../configure --enable-threads=posix --prefix=/usr --with-local-prefix=/usr/local --infodir=/usr/share/info --mandir=/usr/share/man --enable-languages=c,c++,f77,objc,java,ada --disable-checking --libdir=/usr/lib --enable-libgcj --with-slibdir=/lib --with-system-zlib --enable-shared --enable-__cxa_atexit i586-suse-linux
Thread model: posix
gcc version 3.3.5 20050117 (prerelease) (SUSE Linux)
configure:1674: $? = 0
configure:1676: gcc -V </dev/null >&5
gcc: `-V' option must have argument
configure:1679: $? = 1
configure:1702: checking for C compiler default output file name
configure:1705: gcc conftest.c >&5
configure:1708: $? = 0
configure:1754: result: a.out
configure:1759: checking whether the C compiler works
configure:1765: ./a.out
configure: line 1766: ./a.out: Permission denied
configure:1768: $? = 126
configure:1777: error: cannot run C compiled programs.
If you meant to cross compile, use `--host'.
See `config.log' for more details.

So,does anybody know wtf is this? thanx

You are getting "permission denied" so what happens if you su to root first? Start there, and if it works then, you have permission issues.

Do you have gcc installed?

Thanx all for the prompt replies. It was a permissions problem or something like it because I had kept my previous settings when updating to 9.3 and it was a bit of a mess..just being lazy really.