Can't Compile Source Files

Arty Ziff · 01-29-2009, 12:06 AM

I've installed CentOS v5 (why? I'm familure with RHEL4, and I am comfortable with it).

But apparently, I failed to check the right boxes to give me an environment where I can compile / configure / make / install from source.

In other words, gcc and associated packages where missing.

So...

I installed gcc (yum install gcc), but apparently that's not enough.

When I expand an application archive and attempt ./configure, I get this:

Quote:

checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... /lib/cpp
configure: error: C++ preprocessor "/lib/cpp" fails sanity check
See `config.log' for more details.

And make gives me this:

Quote:

make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.

Doesn't matter what applications, so I assume I don't have all the gcc utilities.

What have I forgotten to install?

linuxlover.chaitanya · 01-29-2009, 12:16 AM

You need gnu autoconf and make/automake utilities as well if you want to compile packages from source.

yum install autoconf
yum install make or automake

This will install these packages.