I am having a problem I have never encountered before. When I try to install programs, I get a failure to compile error in configure. I have tried to install Prozilla, Prozgui, and Aria2, but I get the same message for each. The message follows:

./configure
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking target system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... /bin/mkdir -p
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for cppunit-config... no
checking for Cppunit - version >= 1.10.2... no
checking for g++... no
checking for c++... no
checking for gpp... no
checking for aCC... no
checking for CC... no
checking for cxx... no
checking for cc++... no
checking for cl.exe... no
checking for FCC... no
checking for KCC... no
checking for RCC... no
checking for xlC_r... no
checking for xlC... no
checking whether the C++ compiler works... no
configure: error: in `/home/david/Downloads/Aria2/aria2-1.9.3':
configure: error: C++ compiler cannot create executables

Can someone help?
Thanks,
Dave

did you install gcc/g++?

this is your problem
you do not have gcc installed

also please , next time, include more info
like WHAT distro ( an version) you are using

I am using PCLinuxOS 2009. Gcc IS installed. Although I am a newbie to Linux Questions, I have been a Linux user for over 5 years and have never had this problem before.

There are maybe a 'config.log' file in source dirertory after 'configure'. If so, have a look at it.

MT.

Im not sure if your distribution packages gcc and g++ together or not but:
Is it possible that gcc and g++ are different versions?
For some ridiculous reason is gcc on a partition that is not mounted?

It really looks like gcc is missing!
check your version. gcc -v

PCLinuxOS 2009 : apt-get install gcc-c++

.. Or use Synaptic for the package install.

..

Try gcc -v and see if you have permissions to execute it. You can do it once with your user and another as root user.
Maybe your user has no permission.
Remember,
sudo ./configure
is not the same than
sudo su
./configure

1st sometimes does not work

You installed gcc, but did you add its directory to environment variable PATH ?

@TheSergon13 : #9 : gcc is not a directory.

#8 : No sudo on PCLinuxOS. And you are not supposed
to do 'su' to run ./configure
..