Well here goes... thanks to all of you that hang out and help on these
lists.. I should think that this would be a common problem for anyone
wanting to install stuff on their system...
I am attempting to install mysql onto my system
I run the ./configure script, but get the error..
checking for gcc... no
checking for cc... no
configure: error: no acceptable cc found in $PATH
right... so I look for it myself.. find / -name gcc* -print
nope.. no luck.. tried the same for cc.. no luck..
I searched through the mandrake and redhat RPMS on my Linux 6.0 disks but
couldn't find an RPM that indicated either of those. So I ftp
gcc-2.95.2-3mdk.src.rpm
aha.. i say to myself.. Im getting there.. I start RPM and open
gcc-2.95.2-3mdk.src.rpm install it and presto..... or so i think... tried
installing mysql again but get the same freaking error message.. Ok. so I
locate gcc and find that the RPM has copied 8 files into
/usr/src/RPM/SOURCES with the extension .tar.bz2 what the frick these are I
have no idea.. so I open them with archiver and untar them into
/root/gcc-2.95.2 and end up with what looks to be like install and
configuration scripts.. Alright.. im there methinks.
So i type, configure --prefix=MYDIR /usr/local (why?? cause i have no idea
at all what else to do, and it seemed ok at the time..) and get this
message.
Created "Makefile" in /root/gcc-2.95.2
/root/gcc-2.95.2/configure: cc: command not found
*** The command 'cc -o conftest -g conftest.c' failed.
*** You must set the environment variable to CC to a working compiler...
DANG IT... FRICK.. STUPID THING.. WHAT DOES IT THINK IM TRYING TO DO, BUT
INSTALL A WORKING COMPILER...
My path of course, is set to include /root/gcc-2.95.2 where i presume any
well behaved c compiler would hang out...
I will not give up..... one day I will succeed.... with your
help......please?
Aaron newbie2
