make: *** [makedata] Error 127

vwinnecke · 03-23-2013, 10:38 AM

I get an error when I try to use a makedata file that was provided to me, using Linux terminal.

[Michelle@localhost HW05]$ make makedata
cc makedata.c -o makedata
make: cc: Command not found
make: *** [makedata] Error 127

Do I need to install a compiler, or is there something in the file that needs to be corrected? Maybe in the command line?

I have Linux RedHat guest on Windows host running through VirtualBox. Any ideas on what I should do with this? If I need to install a compiler, can you suggest one that is easy to install? The one that I tried to install before was only 79MB, and was taking too long to install, more than 30 minutes.

knudfl · 03-23-2013, 12:29 PM

Welcome to LQ.

Installing the default Redhat compiler : # yum install gcc-c++
Provides : /usr/bin/ cc gcc g++

vwinnecke · 03-23-2013, 01:12 PM

Thank you.

I still get the same error. When I use which gcc it says...
/usr/bin/which: no gcc in (/usr/kerberos/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/home/Michelle/bin)

colucix · 03-23-2013, 01:27 PM

Actually /usr/bin/cc is provided by the gcc package, but installing gcc-c++ as suggested should have installed gcc as dependency. What is the output from the following?

Code:

yum list 'gcc*'

or from the more concise

Code:

rpm -qa gcc*

vwinnecke · 03-23-2013, 01:46 PM

[Michelle@localhost HW05]$ yum list 'gcc*'
Loaded plugins: rhnplugin, security
*Note* Red Hat Network repositories are not listed below. You must run this command as root to access RHN repositories. Error: No matching Packages to list.

Also, rpm -qa gcc* does nothing, it just goes down to another line.

Any other ideas on what to do?

colucix · 03-23-2013, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vwinnecke

[Michelle@localhost HW05]Also, rpm -qa gcc* does nothing, it just goes down to another line.

This means that no gcc package has been installed on your system (and most likely it hasn't got any C compiler at all). Instead the yum error is clear: You must run this command as root to access RHN repositories. Therefore, please switch to root and try to install gcc again:

Code:

yum install gcc gcc-c++ gcc-gfortran

vwinnecke · 03-23-2013, 02:07 PM

I got an error the system is not registered with RHN. Could it have something to do with running on VirtualBox? I downloaded this version from my school website, so I know it is ok to use. the full error when i use you list 'gcc*' is

Loaded plugins: rhnplugin, security
This system is not registered with RHN.
RHN support will be disabled.
Error: No matching Packages to list.

When I run you install gcc gcc-cc++ gcc-gfortran
The error is similar

It also includes:

Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
No package gcc available.
No package gcc-cc++ available.
No package gcc-gfortran available.
Nothing to do.

colucix · 03-23-2013, 02:36 PM

Does the school website provide instructions about the system activation? Most likely they have purchased an academic license but every single system should be activated in order to access the Red Hat Network repositories. Maybe asking to the IT team of your school should clarify. They should provide an activation key somehow.

vwinnecke · 03-23-2013, 03:01 PM

You are very helpful, thank you.

How do I access a file in my user desktop from the root?
The directions are to fully root the terminal with su - then run a command chmod 700, and a file path to this bootstrap system.

colucix · 03-23-2013, 03:57 PM

You can change directory to /home/Michelle/Desktop or work with absolute paths. For example:

Code:

# cd /home/Michelle/Desktop
# chmod 700 file
# ./file

or without changing directory:

Code:

# chmod 700 /home/Michelle/Desktop/file
# /home/Michelle/Desktop/file

In both cases the last statement is to execute the file: the difference is that in the former you use a relative path (relative to the current working directory) whereas in the latter you use the absolute path of the file.