You need the development packages too... at the very least you want to
install glibc-devel for C programs and libstdc++-devel for C++
programs. You may also want several others like gtk-devel, qt-devel,
etc... any time you get that kind of error when compiling, check to make
sure you have 'devel' packages for all the stuff that program requires.
On Wed, 26 Jan 2000, Mercy Ships-Pacific Webmaster wrote:
> Opps.. dang computers, make me look like a fool.. lols. alright so i got the
> wrong package.... Downloaded gcc-r.95.2-4.i586.rpm and installed with all
> dependencies... No worries... tried configuring mysql again, this time it
> tells me:
> checking for gcc... gcc
> checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works... no
> configure: error: installation or configuration problem" C compiler cannot
> create executables.
>
> Oh, well I'm not too suprised, sometimes it just doesn't happen... so I
> uninstall gcc package and dependants and install pgcc and dependencies
> thinking this may be another way of getting something configured...Away we
> go:
>
> checking for gcc... gcc
> checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works... no
> configure: error: installation or configuration problem" C compiler cannot
> create executables.
>
> why cant a C compiler create executables, I mean that's what a C compiler
> does right? I think I may have come up with a new vocation, selling cheap
> computers and gasoline......
