make and gcc problems

raaste · 08-09-2005, 08:48 AM

I was trying to install ffmpeg so I downloaded the "ffmpeg-0.4.9-pre1.tar.gz" file from their homepage. I unpacked it and ran the "configure" file. It went just fine, but when I tried to "make" it, this is what happens:

Code:

ville@vectra:~/ffmpeg-0.4.9-pre1$ make
make -C libavcodec all
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/ville/ffmpeg-0.4.9-pre1/libavcodec'
gcc -O3 -g  -DHAVE_AV_CONFIG_H -I.. -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_GNU_SOURCE -c -o common.o common.c
make[1]: gcc: Command not found
make[1]: *** [common.o] Error 127
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/ville/ffmpeg-0.4.9-pre1/libavcodec'
make: *** [lib] Error 2
ville@vectra:~/ffmpeg-0.4.9-pre1$

I'm not sure, but I think it means that I don't have gcc. I do have gcc-3.4. So could I use gcc-3.4 with make to get ffmpeg working?

paulsm4 · 08-10-2005, 01:52 AM

Hi -

1. Yes, you can definitely use gcc-3.4.

2. But when you install gcc (any version), it should create a symbolic link named "gcc" in some standard place:

EXAMPLE:
- which gcc
/usr/bin/gcc
<= MY "GCC" IS IN "/USR/BIN"

- rpm -qa|grep -i gcc
gcc-c++-3.3.5-5
libgcc-3.3.5-5
gcc-3.3.5-5
<= IT WAS INSTALLED AS AN RPM

3. Since you don't have a "gcc" exe, or a "gcc" symbolic link to your gcc-3.4 exe, you might:
a) Double check your $PATH (it should include /bin, /usr/bin, and /usr/local/bin, among other things)
b) Consider re-installing your copy of Gcc (doing the install as "root", and paying careful attention for any warnings or errors during the re-install).

'Hope that helps .. PSM