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Distribution: RH 6.2, Gen2, Knoppix, 98,2000 + various
Posts: 3,151
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was the error "error:compiler cannot create an executable" or something similar?
if so you need to install the development packages for your distribution.
I have seen this error - as far as I can remember, it was coming from:
the device, where you try to compile (where the source-code is stored) is mounted with permissions, that are too restrictive - such as: no write access or no execute-permission (-noexec)
try issuing:
mount
and it will tell you what is mounted where and with what permissions
or your compiler is not set up correctly...
also: a little more info about the error could help - a few lines before the error occured and a few after that...
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