I am trying to build python2.4.2 on an arm 9 running Debian 3 Sarge when I run ./configure it fails with
./configure checking MACHDEP... linux2 checking EXTRAPLATDIR... checking for --without-gcc... no checking for --with-cxx=<compiler>... no checking for c++... c++ checking for C++ compiler default output file name... a.out checking whether the C++ compiler works... configure: error: cannot run C++ compiled pro grams. If you meant to cross compile, use `--host'. See `config.log' for more details. Inside config.log I find checking for C++ compiler default output file name configure:1782: c++ conftest.cc >&5 configure:1785: $? = 0 configure:1831: result: a.out configure:1836: checking whether the C++ compiler works configure:1842: ./a.out ./configure: line 1: ./a.out: Permission denied configure:1845: $? = 126 configure:1854: error: cannot run C++ compiled programs. If you meant to cross compile, use `--host'. See `config.log' for more details. It appears that for some reason the a.out file that the configure script is making is not getting execute permissions enable by the configure script I have build python 2.4.2 successfully on Debian 2 and never had this problem Any ideas why this is happening? ********************************************************************** Samuel M. Smith Ph.D. 2966 Fort Hill Road Eagle Mountain, Utah 84043 801-768-2768 voice 801-768-2769 fax ********************************************************************** "The greatest source of failure and unhappiness in the world is giving up what we want most for what we want at the moment" ********************************************************************** -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list