No C compiler found in $PATH

linux hates me · 06-01-2009, 12:31 PM

Hi guys I have tried to install several programs and every time I try ./configure it goes for a little bit and then stops saying

"no appropriate C compiler found in $PATH"

I am a newbie and don't know where to go from here.

thanks for the imput

repo · 06-01-2009, 12:34 PM

you need to install gcc

linux hates me · 06-01-2009, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by repo

you need to install gcc

ok I installed gcc. the ./configure seemed to work just fine so I typed in "make"

this is what I ended up with

Code:

In file included from update.c:35:
main.h:190: warning: ‘struct stat’ declared inside parameter list
main.h:190: warning: its scope is only this definition or declaration, which is probably not what you want
gcc -std=gnu99  -g -O2  -Wl,-O1 -o dpkg  archives.o cleanup.o configure.o depcon.o enquiry.o errors.o filesdb.o help.o main.o packages.o processarc.o remove.o select.o update.o  ../lib/libdpkg.a    
processarc.o: In function `process_archive':
/home/Tech/dpkg/dpkg-1.13.25/src/processarc.c:166: warning: the use of `tmpnam' is dangerous, better use `mkstemp'
if gcc -std=gnu99 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I.. -DLOCALEDIR=\"/usr/local/share/locale\" -I../intl -DADMINDIR=\"/usr/local/var/dpkg\" -I../lib    -g -O2 -MT query.o -MD -MP -MF ".deps/query.Tpo" -c -o query.o query.c; \
	then mv -f ".deps/query.Tpo" ".deps/query.Po"; else rm -f ".deps/query.Tpo"; exit 1; fi
gcc -std=gnu99  -g -O2  -Wl,-O1 -o dpkg-query  errors.o filesdb.o query.o  ../lib/libdpkg.a 
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/Tech/dpkg/dpkg-1.13.25/src'
Making all in dselect
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/Tech/dpkg/dpkg-1.13.25/dselect'
Making all in methods
make[3]: Entering directory `/home/Tech/dpkg/dpkg-1.13.25/dselect/methods'
make[3]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/Tech/dpkg/dpkg-1.13.25/dselect/methods'
Making all in po
make[3]: Entering directory `/home/Tech/dpkg/dpkg-1.13.25/dselect/po'
make[3]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/Tech/dpkg/dpkg-1.13.25/dselect/po'
make[3]: Entering directory `/home/Tech/dpkg/dpkg-1.13.25/dselect'
if g++ -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I.. -DLOCALEDIR=\"/usr/local/share/locale\" -I../intl -DADMINDIR=\"/usr/local/var/dpkg\" -DLIBDIR=\"/usr/local/lib/dpkg\" -I../lib    -g -O2 -MT basecmds.o -MD -MP -MF ".deps/basecmds.Tpo" -c -o basecmds.o basecmds.cc; \
	then mv -f ".deps/basecmds.Tpo" ".deps/basecmds.Po"; else rm -f ".deps/basecmds.Tpo"; exit 1; fi
In file included from basecmds.cc:33:
dselect.h:31:20: error: curses.h: No such file or directory
In file included from basecmds.cc:33:
dselect.h:56: error: ISO C++ forbids declaration of ‘WINDOW’ with no type
dselect.h:56: error: expected ‘;’ before ‘*’ token
dselect.h:57: error: ISO C++ forbids declaration of ‘WINDOW’ with no type
dselect.h:57: error: expected ‘;’ before ‘*’ token
dselect.h:141: error: variable or field ‘mywerase’ declared void
dselect.h:141: error: ‘WINDOW’ was not declared in this scope
dselect.h:141: error: ‘win’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc: In member function ‘void baselist::kd_redraw()’:
basecmds.cc:87: error: ‘curscr’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:87: error: ‘TRUE’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:87: error: ‘clearok’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc: In member function ‘void baselist::kd_searchagain()’:
basecmds.cc:93: error: ‘beep’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc: In member function ‘void baselist::kd_search()’:
basecmds.cc:120: error: ‘querywin’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:120: error: ‘werase’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:121: error: ‘mvwaddstr’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:122: error: ‘echo’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:123: error: ‘wgetnstr’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:123: error: ‘ERR’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:126: error: ‘noecho’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:127: error: ‘whatinfowin’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:127: error: ‘touchwin’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:128: error: ‘infopad’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:128: error: ‘touchwin’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:130: error: ‘listpad’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:130: error: ‘touchwin’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:133: error: ‘beep’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc: In member function ‘void baselist::displayerror(const char*)’:
basecmds.cc:146: error: ‘beep’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:147: error: ‘querywin’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:147: error: ‘werase’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:148: error: ‘mvwaddstr’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:150: error: ‘wgetch’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:151: error: ‘whatinfowin’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:151: error: ‘touchwin’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:152: error: ‘infopad’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:152: error: ‘touchwin’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc: In member function ‘void baselist::displayhelp(const helpmenuentry*, int)’:
basecmds.cc:161: error: ‘stdscr’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:161: error: ‘getmaxyx’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:162: error: ‘wbkgdset’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:163: error: ‘TRUE’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:163: error: ‘clearok’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:165: error: ‘werase’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:168: error: ‘attrset’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:169: error: ‘mvaddstr’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:172: error: ‘addstr’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:173: error: ‘getyx’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:174: error: ‘addch’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:179: error: ‘addch’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:180: error: ‘move’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:181: error: ‘A_NORMAL’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:184: error: ‘mvaddstr’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:186: error: ‘A_BOLD’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:186: error: ‘attrset’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:187: error: ‘mvaddch’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:188: error: ‘A_NORMAL’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:196: error: ‘refresh’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:197: error: ‘getch’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:207: error: ‘werase’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:209: error: ‘wnoutrefresh’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:216: error: ‘whatinfowin’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc: In member function ‘void baselist::setcursor(int)’:
basecmds.cc:224: error: ‘listpad’ was not declared in this scope
basecmds.cc:230: error: ‘listpad’ was not declared in this scope
make[3]: *** [basecmds.o] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/Tech/dpkg/dpkg-1.13.25/dselect'
make[2]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/Tech/dpkg/dpkg-1.13.25/dselect'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/Tech/dpkg/dpkg-1.13.25'
make: *** [all] Error 2

I am an newbie and have no Idea what this means. thanks for the input.

note that this is just what seems to be the bad part. I didnt want to make you scroll through the stuff that went well.

repo · 06-01-2009, 12:59 PM

What are you installing?
Why install from source?
Can't you install using the packet manager?

linux hates me · 06-01-2009, 01:01 PM

I am trying to install dpkg

and what is the packet manager

colucix · 06-01-2009, 01:03 PM

Code:

dselect.h:31:20: error: curses.h: No such file or directory

You have to install ncurses-devel. Which software are you trying to install? Have you checked if there is a binary package already compiled for you by the Fedora team?

colucix · 06-01-2009, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by linux hates me

I am trying to install dpkg

and what is the packet manager

Why install the package manager of Debian-based system on fedora? If you are looking for a command line package manager, use yum. It is installed by default.

linux hates me · 06-01-2009, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by colucix

Code:

dselect.h:31:20: error: curses.h: No such file or directory

You have to install ncurses-devel. Which software are you trying to install? Have you checked if there is a binary package already compiled for you by the Fedora team?

dpkg is the command that installs .deb files. it was not on yum so I had to install it manually.

repo · 06-01-2009, 01:12 PM

You could try the rpm
http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3?stat...40&search=dpkg
However why do you need dpkg, and wouldn't it break yum?

linux hates me · 06-01-2009, 01:21 PM

good point colucix I didnt realize it was for a debian-based system. that would be a problem so never mind everybody

colucix · 06-01-2009, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by linux hates me

dpkg is the command that installs .deb files. it was not on yum so I had to install it manually.

You can't install deb packages on a rpm based system! You can convert deb to rpm packages using alien, but you cannot install a deb directly, so you don't need dpkg.

colucix · 06-01-2009, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by linux hates me

good point colucix I didnt realize it was for a debian-based system. that would be a problem so never mind everybody

Which debian packages you need to install? Maybe you can find the rpm counterparts.

linux hates me · 06-01-2009, 01:33 PM

my bad. guess I learned something though. I was trying to install Time Vault but it was a .deb sooo I guess I will have to try alien.

colucix · 06-01-2009, 02:42 PM

If conversion with alien doesn't work, you can always try to compile from source: http://launchpad.net/timevault/trunk...t-0.7.2.tar.gz. Or eventually take a look at pybackpack, which has similar functionality and it's available from Fedora repositories.