problem installing prog

clix · 07-01-2006, 09:00 AM

hi i am trying to install a program on linux and i have read a tutorial in which it tells me to go to the directory type:

./configure
make
make install

but when i type ./configure i get the following error...

Code:

clix@linux-jzeq:~/Desktop/gcc-4.1.1-20060517> ./configure
creating cache ./config.cache
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking target system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking for a BSD compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether ln works... yes
checking whether ln -s works... yes
checking for gcc... no
checking for cc... no
configure: error: no acceptable cc found in $PATH

could anyone help me? i am

jschiwal · 07-01-2006, 09:17 AM

You need to install the gcc compiler package. It would be hard to compile the source without a compiler.
Actually, it would be a good idea to also install the gcc-c++ package as well. If you don't need it this time, you will likely need it later.

Be sure to read the README and INSTALL files inside the directory. They should list the dependencies that you need.

Often, when there is a dependency for a program that you install from a binary package. Let's say for example, the SDL package. If you install from source, you often need to install SDL-devel as well. ( SDL here is an example only). You might as well install the <package name>-devel packages if they are available.

clix · 07-02-2006, 06:55 AM

hi, i have gone to http://gcc.gnu.org/ and looked for the gcc compiler package and have found GCC.4.1.1 version and downloaded that... i am not sure if this is the gcc compiler package or the gcc-c++ package...

i have downloaded the gcc.4.1.1 version and cannot install it due to the same reason above so therefore i think i have downloaded the gcc-c++ version.. i have tried googling the compiler package and dont know where to find it.

JunctaJuvant · 07-02-2006, 08:14 AM

i have downloaded the gcc.4.1.1 version and cannot install it due to the same reason

Your distribution should have a precompiled package for you to use precisely for this reason.

i have tried googling the compiler package and dont know where to find it.

Don't you know what distribution you're using?

clix · 07-02-2006, 08:34 AM

my distro is suse 10.1

JunctaJuvant · 07-02-2006, 09:15 AM

SuSE Linux uses a (GUI) tool called YaST(2) to install packages. Details regarding its configuration should be fairly easy to find on the SuSE homepage, here on LQ, or via any decent internet search-engine. When it is properly configured, and if you use YaST with some decent package repositories, you may never have to compile anything at all to install programs. I hope that helps.

PS
Might be useful to add your distro to your user-profile, since that is very useful information for people here who want to answer your question

jschiwal · 07-04-2006, 05:10 PM

SuSE 10.1 includes these packages:
gcc
gcc-info
gcc-c++-4.1.0-25
libgcc

I would recommend installing all of them using YaST.

While you are at it, check if the program you want to install is available on one of your installation disks. Except for xmms, xine ,mplayer and audacity, you probably will be better of installing the binary package that comes with your system. The xmms and audacity packages are built without propriety support for mp3's for example, and won't play DVDs for legal reasons.

For these, I would recommend optaining the "Packman" packages. ( Go to http://rpm.pbone.net and include SuSE Other in your search. )