problem installing software on RH8

[bergis]

Hi,
I'm relatively new to linux, and after installing rh8, I'm trying to get my ISA isdn card to work, and to do this I need to install isapnptools, but when trying to compile the package (./configure) I get these error messages, and I assume I need some software before being able to do the operation, but can someone tell me what?

[root@localhost isapnptools-1.26]# ./configure
loading cache ./config.cache
checking for a BSD compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... yes
checking for working aclocal... missing
checking for working autoconf... missing
checking for working automake... missing
checking for working autoheader... missing
checking for working makeinfo... missing
checking for mawk... no
checking for gawk... gawk
checking for gcc... no
checking for cc... no
configure: error: no acceptable cc found in $PATH
[root@localhost isapnptools-1.26]#

Sorry for the stupid question, but there's a lot to learn when one is new to linux..

thanks
Kjell

 

[sleipnir214]

The configure script is telling you that it cannot find a compiler anywhere on your system. Two things can cause this: you did not install a compiler when you installed Linux, or your PATH environment variable is not set to a value that allows configure to find the compiler.

When you installed RH8.0, did you install the developer's tools? Specifically "gcc"?

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TANSTAAFL!

 

[doggammit76]

sleipmir214's right. it is missing the gcc part.

Use RH8.0's packages to install the developement tools.You can find it under "System Settings". Look through the "details" section for the "developement tools" to see the specific packages that you want to install. Personally, I just installed everything Information is free....dont hog it!