newbie ./configure compile error
 

# ./configure
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking for ranlib... :
checking for gcc... no
checking for cc... no
checking for cc... no
checking for cl... no
configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH
See `config.log' for more details.

newbie here, i get the basic concept of tar, configure, make, install, but some installs dont want to go through config i get a compile error, any ideas? this happens to most of my installs not sure what im doing wrong..

could it be my pwd? ive tried both of these?
/root/pure-ftpd-1.0.16b
/var/pure-ftpd-1.0.16b

im using redhat 8, and from what i can see im guessing its an installation package i failed to install? maybe a link or reference so i can install it from the cd?

You will have to install the development suite from the RedHat CD.
Use the rpm to install gcc-x.x. it all it's dependencies, or use your package
manager.