hi.. i have RedHat 9, kernel 2.4.20.28-9 and i've been trying to update it to 2.6.0 so i can use the latest IPtables-1.2.9, which requires at least 2.4.4.

i've been following the linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?s=&threadid=91503 mini-howto guide on compiling lthe kernel and this error comes up:

HOSTCC scripts/fixdep
/bin/sh: line 1: gcc: command not found
make[1]: *** [scripts/fixdep] Error 127
make: *** [scripts/fixdep] Error 2

a similar error occurs with pretty much everything.. even when applying the IPtables-1.2.9 to the kernel..

Extensions found: IPv4:recent IPv6:ah IPv6:esp IPv6:frag IPv6:ipv6header IPv6:hbh IPv6:dst IPv6:rt
cc -O2 -Wall -Wunused -I/usr/src/kernel/linux/include -Iinclude/ -DIPTABLES_VERSION=\"1.2.9\" -fPIC -o extensions/libipt_ah_sh.o -c extensions/libipt_ah.c
make: cc: Command not found
make: *** [extensions/libipt_ah_sh.o] Error 127

Commands just can't be found.. what's happened? as it doesn't even allow me to play with the currently installed IPtables when using this linuxathome.net/iptables.php howto guide

provide me with links if need be.. i am rather entertained by all of this

That just means that you haven't installed
any development packages :}

Install the gcc compiler suite, the bin-utils,
...


Cheers,
Tink

not sure what system you're using but are you sure that gcc exists on your system and is in the path?

ok i've tried adding in those packages Developement Tools and Kernel Developement.. and i also removed my server stuff., just because i'm not using it yet..

but 4 files are now missing/unable to find and i can't continue without them..

krb5-libs = 1.2.7-10
openssl = 0.9.7a-2
redhat-config-securitylevel
redhat-config-printer-gui

the last 2 are from removing the server stuff.. doesn't make sence.. but ok..

fixed it.. all good

OpenSSL ia part of System/Environment Libraries
I took a look in http://shrike.freshrpms.net/list.html
but didn't find it. If you were to use a tool like Synaptic to find them
you would just have to type OpenSSL and it would 'go get it' for you....

Synaptic is a graphical frontend for apt. Synaptic is used very much
like apt-get.

http://shrike.freshrpms.net/rpm.html?id=1492

I like it so much better than rpm
You can read a bit about the history here.

http://linuxtoday.com/infrastructure...00100226OSDBSW

OK. Glad you fixed it. But, Synaptic may be worth checking out for next time