Hi guys
I download the JET soft binary file from ftp://space.mit.edu/pub/davis/jed/v0.99/ "jed-0.99-19.tar.bz2"
I extracted the file with tar and change location into the subdirectory and type "./configure" to confige the build for my enviroment

I have the error is as follow:
configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables

please help

hi,
Installed EVERYTHING? I had the almost same issue...
Read whet the software needs. Perhaps you need the development packages too...
So, what is the C compiler like? Is THAT complete?
Just...pointers...
Good luck...because, there is something gratifying in compiling software...
Melissa

You should first do a web search for this error message. My search engine returns over 10000 results, I am sure some of them apply to you: https://www.bing.com/search?q=%22C+c...executables%22

My thinking is that your C compiler is simply not there, or not installed correctly. Just (re-)install it. How to do that depends on your distro.

from the page you linked to the software is from 2009
you might have problems building 6 year old code

the current gcc5 will not likely work on old software
even the newer gcc4 versions might not build old code


did you read!!!! the README file???
for STARTERS!!!

the instructions tell you you ALSO need "slang"
did you build and install that FIRST ?

now mind you these are VERY OLD instructions and contain instructions for Win95 and win98 and IBM os/2

as per the instructions in the README read the UNIX instructions "INSTALL.unx"

@gaidediz : Welcome to LQ.

Getting `jed' : $ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install jed


Solution : $ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install g++


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Hi guys
Thanks for you'r reply
I new with linux and I wanna to be good in linux world...
so I try to study it by reading the Linux Professional Institute Certification STUDY GUIDE
I try to solve the problem by your advice.. but I failed...
Now I tried to read from UBUNTU WEBSITE about "Compiling"..
I hope it will works for me
Cheers!
And BIG THANKS!!!:]

If you're running Ubuntu, use the Ubuntu Software Center and install GCC. When you search for that package, their interface will show you what it finds and also indicate if that package is already installed.

And perhaps you ought to start with a more fundamental example to compile versus some code which is many years old and not something you're written or understand.

Try some of these tutorials from another LQ forum, Programming: C C++ Tutorials

which one are you using that too is a factor gcc or g++ I installed both for that Just in case senerio

dev packages for the dependices too after you get past your c++ problem

Ubuntu : Just installing 'gcc' won't provide a usable gcc !

'apt-get install g++' takes care that also {libc6-dev, libc-dev-bin, linux-libc-dev} are installed.

Regarding Ubuntu I thought of recommending build-essentials but did a search for that and didn't see it anymore as a package.

The other thing is I have a regular, not customized, install of Ubuntu and it already has gcc and g++.

Hard to say if that original error was "there's no C compiler" or something else. Almost seems like a cross-compiler complaint.

coulld try install both Compliers if they are there then its a no big deal, then again, then take a peek at it one more time to see whats really going on.

I have this note: