make sure you have libc6-dev installed. Regards, Kerry. On Tue, Sep 03, 2002 at 06:40:30PM +1000, shaun_oliver at optusnet.com.au wrote: > Hi, > I tryed with no success earlier today to compile lame. > I'm using debian woody 3.0 and the compiler is gcc 2.95.4 > when I ran configure for lame I got this output. > *FILE* > creating cache ./config.cache > checking host system type... i586-pc-linux-gnu > checking target system type... i586-pc-linux-gnu > checking build system type... i586-pc-linux-gnu > checking cached system tuple... ok > checking for a BSD compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c > checking whether build environment is sane... yes > checking for mawk... mawk > checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... yes > checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles... no > checking for style of include used by make... GNU > checking for ranlib... ranlib > checking for gcc... gcc > checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works... no > configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot create executables. > *END* > is it possible I broke gcc somewhere along the line? thanks in advance. > > -- > Shaun Oliver > > > In a world without fences > and walls who needs Windows and Gates? > > EMAIL: shaun_oliver at optusnet.com.au > ICQ: 76958435 > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- Kerry Hoath: kerry at gotss.net kerry at gotss.eu.org or kerry at gotss.spice.net.au ICQ: 8226547 msn: kerry at gotss.net Yahoo: kerryhoath at yahoo.com.au