[ python-Bugs-1390321 ] Building without C++ should not fail.

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Bugs item #1390321, was opened at 2005-12-25 23:11
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>Category: Build
Group: Python 2.5
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Aahz (aahz)
>Assigned to: Martin v. Löwis (loewis)
>Summary: Building without C++ should not fail.

Initial Comment:
This just verified against HEAD:

./configure fails on Linux without g++ installed unless --without-cxx
given.  README should mention this.  Error is 

checking for C++ compiler default output file name... configure: error: C++ compiler cannot create executables

Inside config.log it says:

gcc: installation problem, cannot exec 'cc1plus': No such file or directory

(There's been some discussion about not requiring C++ installation by
default -- until that's settled, we should at least update the README.)


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>Comment By: Fred L. Drake, Jr. (fdrake)
Date: 2006-04-05 20:31

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The group notes this is for Python 2.5, but I think it
applies to 2.4.x as well.

Re-categorizing as a build issue since Martin says it is.

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Comment By: Martin v. Löwis (loewis)
Date: 2005-12-27 19:03

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The real solution to this problem is that configure
shouldn't fail.

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