On Sat, 13 Jan 2007, Berg, Michelle D. wrote: > Greetings, > > How do I determine if I have the C compiler install on my Solaris 8 system? Solaris doesn't come with a working C compiler as far as GCC is concerned unless you have the Sun Workshop or Forte compilers as well. You will probably find it most easily by `man CC` (looking for the C++ compiler.) The find command will tell you where these are on your system. To get a working C compiler you can look at http://www.sunfreeware.com/ > When I have tried to run ./configure, I have received the following error > messages: > ./configure: make: not found You should have make make: /usr/ccs/bin/make but you will need GNU make anyway. You don't need a make to build GNU make. > ./configure: not found It sounds like not enough places are on your PATH. > > Please help me determine if I have a C/GCC compiler. > > thanks > Mtrueblood > HTH Hugh >