Configure problem

[Paul den Hertog]

squareyes wrote:

> Hi all,
> am a relative newbie, and decided to do my first  configure,  make etc.
> Have aquired a tar from "scribus" and unpacked it to ~/Desktop/scribus
> the first step has got me confused, do I need to install a "C"
> compiler, and if so any suggestions.
>
> squareyes at here:~/Desktop/scribus/freedomyug_en$ ./configure --prefix
> /usr/local
> checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
> checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
> checking target system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
> checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
> checking for -p flag to install... yes
> checking whether build environment is sane... yes
> checking for gawk... no
> checking for mawk... mawk
> checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
> checking for style of include used by make... GNU
> checking for gcc... no
> checking for cc... no
> checking for cc... no
> checking for cl... no
> configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH
> See `config.log' for more details.
> squareyes at here:~/Desktop/scribus/freedomyug_en$
>
> Many thanks in advance
> Take Care
> Winton
>
Hi Winton,

Yes, you need a compiler. try sudo apt-get install build-essential
That will install the things you need.

Take care,

Paul