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  From: Alex Garner <alex@netcraft.com.au>
  To  : Adam Crawford <ca@granite.net.au>
  Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 13:39:03 +1030 (CST)

Re: compiler missing

> Greetings all
> 
> I've recently taken over administration of a box running redhat 6.0
> 
> It seems the silly person has installed almost everything, including
> Xwindows (stupid considering its a telehoused box) except a c compiler.

Why is this silly? Running GUI stuff off a server, although not always
the done thing, is quite useful, and a heap of fun!

The fact that you have the choice is what is so cool about X.

Don't forget to think about X's client/server model before you tell me
there is no monitor on the box!!  :o)

By the way, on a side note, it's "X" or "The X Window System". Not "X
windows". I'm sure there was a FAQ about this somewhere but I can't
turn it up. Sort of like the .au file with linus explaining how to
pronounce linux. Anyone have any idea where I might find it?

> I get this error
> 
> creating cache ./config.cache
> checking for gcc... gcc
> checking whether the C compiler (gcc  ) works... no
> configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot
> create executables.
> 
> my problem is, Im not sure what rpm I should grap and install on it

What I usually do if I can't locate the rpm a file should be in
(happens a lot) is an `rpm -qilp *.rpm > rpmlist` from within the RPMS
directory of a redhat CD. Then you can search through `rpmlist` for
the file you need.

Anyway, an `rpm -qf /usr/bin/gcc` on a redhat 6.1 system tells me that
the package you need is egcs-1.1.2-24

> could someone give me the exact name of the rpm so I can upload it and
> install it?

In 6.0 the file is called
ftp://ftp.netcraft.com.au/pub/redhat/redhat-6.0/i386/RedHat/RPMS/egcs-1.1.2-12.i386.rpm

Cheers

Alex!

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Alex Garner <alex@netcraft.com.au>

NetCraft Australia
Phone (08) 8370 3650
http://www.netcraft.com.au

...I should have taken the blue pill.

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