I ran into the same problem. It turns out that when I installed RH5.2, I
didn't select c programming from the main list, I had just installed
packages and it didn't include the base code for c compiling. I
reinstalled redhat with it selected and now everything works fine.
Hope this helps,
Corey
On Thu, 28 Jan 1999, CDitty wrote:
> I am trying to install a few programs and when I type ./configure, I get
> this in return....
>
> loading cache ./config.cache
> checking for gcc... gc
> checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works.... no
> configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler
> cannot create exexcutables .
>
> I am running RH 5.2. Can anyone help? Just tell me what to do and I'll
> do it.
>
> Thanks
>
> CDitty
>
