dclib0.37 trying to compile for dcgui
but I get this message and its not telling me anything

[freeman@localhost dclib-0.3.7]$ ./configure
./configure: line 1150: config.log: Permission denied
[freeman@localhost dclib-0.3.7]$ su
Password:
[root@localhost dclib-0.3.7]# ./configure
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking for -p flag to install... yes
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for style of include used by make... GNU
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output... a.out
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of executables...
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to accept ANSI C... none needed
checking dependency style of gcc... gcc3
checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
checking for g++... no
checking for c++... no
checking for gpp... no
checking for aCC... no
checking for CC... no
checking for cxx... no
checking for cc++... no
checking for cl... no
checking for FCC... no
checking for KCC... no
checking for RCC... no
checking for xlC_r... no
checking for xlC... no
checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... no
checking whether g++ accepts -g... no
checking dependency style of g++... none
checking whether g++ supports -Wundef... no
checking whether g++ supports -Wno-long-long... no
checking whether g++ supports -Wnon-virtual-dtor... no
checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... /lib/cpp
configure: error: C++ preprocessor "/lib/cpp" fails sanity check
See `config.log' for more details.

Ok so I'v tried to compile xmms and superKaramba and it brings up the same message.
Damn I wish I had irc, can't atm because wireless doesn't let me do it.

Why not use the URPMI sources instead?

All of this is already available in Mandrakeified form...

BTW: You are probably missing some developement libs.

because I like doing it this way even if its harder, just means that I know how to do it

How can I tell which ones I need? docs have pretty much said what I need but I got em

and I think its also the reason why I can't run java anymore

Your problem seems to be cpp to begin with.
Do a 'cpp --version' and check which version of cpp you have installed.
Does that match your gcc version ('gcc --version')?

In MDK10.1 there are three different versions (3.4, 3.3 and 2.96) and I'm not sure
if a cpp-2.96 works with gcc-3.3 for instance.

It might also be a symlink problem. In MDK10.1 /lib/cpp is a symlink to /etc/alternatives/lib_cpp
which in turn links to /usr/bin/cpp-3.4.1. Perhaps you have a broken link somewhere.

- Peder

both are the same version and I checked the links and it seems to be pointing to cpp-3.4.1 fine.
Im stuck real bad and im not gona give up

Ahhh, the cpp stuff was a red herring. dclib is written in C++ so you need g++ installed, which you don't have.

If you run MDK-10.0 do 'urpmi gcc3.4-c++' , in 10.1 do 'urpmi gcc-c++'

- Peder

Ok I'll try that ( I don't have internet to linux yet)
When I enter that cpp error into the search otherpeople have the same problem, on one of them the solution was to install kernel-headers, but when I do a urpmi kernel-headers it goes everything installed, when I do a urpmq kernel-headers it says no such package

I don't think MDK has a kernel-headers package, you'd have to install the entire kernel source.
But I don't think that's your primary problem. As seen in your first post configure is trying to find
a variety of c++ compilers and find none.

- Peder

for some reason mandrake 10.1 doesn't have gcc-c++ or gcc3.4-c++
I'll download them

Tried to find it, can't

Note: I don't have internet

and gcc-c++ isn't on the disks for some reason

Damn
My Gcc version is 3.4.1-3mdk as well as ccp

I need gcc-c++3.4.1-3mdk which I cannot find!

Ahh, you have MDK 10.1 Community Edition, right? The gcc in the Official Edition is version gcc-3.4.1-4mdk not 3mdk.
CE probably lacks the c++ package.

See if you can get a hold of OE and do an upgrade.

- Peder