me stesso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> i am a complete beginner in both debian and wget. I
> tried to install it under my woody, but when i try to
> install (first step in the installation instructions)
> it i get this message:
> debian:~/Desktop/wget-1.9# ./configure --prefix=$HOME
>
> configuring for GNU Wget 1.9
> checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld
> checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld
> checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... no
> checking for a BSD-compatible install...
> /usr/bin/install -c
> checking for gcc... no
> checking for cc... no
> checking for cc... no
> checking for cl... no
> configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in
> $PATH

It sounds like you don't have a C compiler.  Since you're using
Debian, you should probably simply apt-get install the "gcc" package.

> Without knowing too much what i was doing, i have then installed
> SDCC "a freeware, retargettable, optimizing ANSI C compiler that
> supports a growing list of processors including the Intel mcs51
> family, the Zilog z80 and the Maxim ds390."

That sounds like a compiler for embedded systems and such.  You
probably don't want that one.  What you want (for a start) is GCC.

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