Try export CC=gcc right before ./configure. ---- Lev Assinovsky Aelita Software Corporation > -----Original Message----- > From: herve.lebail@xxxxxxx [mailto:herve.lebail@xxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 6:47 PM > To: gcc-help@xxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Problem installing gcc-3.3 on a RedHat 9 distribution > > > > Problem installing gcc-3.3 on a RedHat 9 distribution > > PC configuration : intel PENTIUM IV - GeForce nvidia 4 > > 1) Just after the installation on the RedHat 9 Linux distribution > I need the g77 which is not installed by default on the system > > 2) So I started by downloading the gcc-3.3 package from the homepage. > > 3) I put the package on my hard drive in the directory > /home/hll/gccextract > > 4) I read the README file, and try to configure > > 5) I choose (and create) /home/hll/gccrun for the > installation directory > > 6) 'cd /home/hll/gccrun' > > 7) run the configure script : 'home/hll/gccextract/gcc-3.3/configure' > > Then I get the following error message : > > Configuring for a i686-pc-linux-gnu host. > Created "Makefile" in /home/hll/gccrun using "mt-frag" > /home/hll/gccextract/gcc-3.3/configure: line 8: cc: command not found > **** The command 'cc -o conftest -g conftest.c' failed. > **** You must set the environment variable CC to a working compiler. > > So I've got a regular Makefile I think but I'm, right at the > moment, unable to > find a compiler. > By default the gcc compiler version that comes with RedHat 9 > is gcc296 (located > in /usr/bin). > > Can someone help me to configure properly gcc-3.3 > > Thanks in advance >