compile error

[neutec]

hello all,
Im running RedHat 9 and I am a little new to it. Im trying to install snort and when I ./configure, I get the following

checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... yes
checking for style of include used by make... mGNU
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

How can I fix this? I guess I need to install a compiler.
Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[sleipnir214]

gcc installs with RH9 by default -- it should be there.



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[ascikey]

As snort is a network intrusion programme I would imagine that you must be logged in as root. Were you logged in as root? Have you read the short manual that comes with snort?

 

[flugh]

gcc may or may not be installed. also, it could be a missing symlink if redhat does like my current debian/unstable box. it has gcc 3.3 and 2.95 both installed, and created a /usr/bin/gcc symlink to /usr/bin/gcc-3.3 (long shot, but worth a look).

do a 'rpm -qa | grep gcc' and see if anything comes up. if not, install gcc package.

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JBR