CATCH 22 SITUATION!!!

[Mr Myaghi]

I downloaded a program (source) only to find out that I didn't have a compiler on the system. So I got gcc only to find out I needed a compiler to install it. It suggested I use GNU make which I got only to find out I need a compiler to install it. So I need to install a compiler so I can compile the compiler needed to compile the compiler....u following??? Cause I'm not.

[The Whizzard]

Your distro should have binaries of gcc and make that don't need to be compiled.

[Mr Myaghi]

I think so to (that a compiler should already be there). I use mandrake 8.1. I looked in the package manager and found something with gcc. But I couldn't find any binaries. I've looked particulary in the /usr/local/bin and -"- bins. I've searched for the files but havn't found them. Maybe it's just a linking problem. What should I do. Guess it's "ln -s blabla blabla or something in that way. I'm a total newbie so I'm in desperate need of help. I've been spending alot of hours on this issue (two days).

[p2]

Try upgrading your install by booting from the mandrake cd and installing the development rpm's.

[Slackmonster]

You could also download the binary rpms from www.rpmfind.net. (http://www.rpmfind.net.) That was where I went to get a bunch of the stuff I use. Make sure to look through the results carefully to find the correct one to use. It will give you a bunch of results. Good luck.

[bdg1983]

Originally posted by p2:
<STRONG>Try upgrading your install by booting from the mandrake cd and installing the development rpm's.</STRONG>

That would be the easiest and probably best way to get all the development packages you need.

[EyesWideOpen]

What do you get when you type which make and which gcc? If you haven't already upgraded yet.

[Mr Myaghi]

When I type which gcc and make I simply get a note sayin no gcc in... And it lists a number of directories. In the package manager I've found gcc and I pressed the file tab. There aren't any files named anything with gcc, only cp, cpp etc. Could this be something. The development packages I think are on the second cd, I've only downloaded the first. But I'll try and see.

[Mr Myaghi]

I downloaded gcc-3.0.1-0.1.i686.rpm but when I tried to install it it says (I'll try to translate it from swedish): "error: unqualified dependencies:
binutils &gt;= 2.9.1.0.25 is needed by gcc
cpp = 3.0.1 is needed by gcc

I know I have cpp 3.0.1, it's in /usr/bin, I don't know about 2.9.1.0.25
And another question. As I understand linux makes up some kind of partition table for the different directories(???). When I try to update the develepor package (that's nearly 300Mb) I don't have enough space. And I'm not completely sure it's on the first cd because of mandrakes very unclear installation program

[Mr Myaghi]

I downloaded the cpp and binutils rpms. The binutils install works but when I try to install cpp it says:

file /lib/cpp from installation of cpp-3.0.1-01 is in conflict with the file from package gcc3.0-cpp-3.0.1-1mdk
file /usr/bin/cpp from installation of cpp-3.0.1-01 is in conflict with the file from package gcc3.0-cpp-3.0.1-1mdk

Strange. What can you make of it. It seems as it is already installed but maybe not linked properly or something???

[Mr Myaghi]

I went to the package manager and uninstalled the gcc there. I then downloaded gcc as rpm and installed. I also installed gnu make rpm and all other needed. When I try to configure a program it goes fine at first, but when it's gonna check the compiler it says:

checking for gcc... gcc
checking wether the C compiler (gcc ) works... no
configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot create executables