[Mailman-Users] ./configure error (gcc doesn't work)

[David Smead]

Will,

Did you install the C development suite when you installed RedHat?

Sincerely,

David Smead
http://www.amplepower.com.
http://www.ampletech.com.

On Thu, 18 May 2000, Will Dennis wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
> Not really a Mailman issue, but there may be someone on this list who can
> help.
> 
> When I run ./configure (mailman-2.0beta2), I get the following error:
> checking for gcc... gcc
> checking whether the C compiler (gcc  ) works... no
> configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot
> create executables.
> 
> As I'm not a C programmer (or any programmer, really), I don't know how to
> fix this problem. What exactly is ./configure doing when it checks whether
> gcc works?
> 
> System is running RedHat 6.1, egcs-1.1.2-24 installed (& .rpm verifies
> clean.)
> 
> Thanks for any help provided, and sorry for off-topic posting.
> 
> Will Dennis
> willd at p-wave.com
> 
> 
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