Here's the whole file, inserted into the email:

This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.

It was created by configure, which was
generated by GNU Autoconf 2.50.  Invocation command line was

  $ ./configure --prefix=/opt/kde -disable-static

## ---------- ##
## Platform.  ##
## ---------- ##

hostname = localhost
uname -m = i586
uname -r = 2.4.5
uname -s = Linux
uname -v = #1 Tue Aug 14 16:34:58 MST 2001

/usr/bin/uname -p = unknown
/bin/uname -X     = unknown

/bin/arch              = i586
/usr/bin/arch -k       = unknown
/usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown
hostinfo               = unknown
/bin/machine           = unknown
/usr/bin/oslevel       = unknown
/bin/universe          = unknown

PATH = 
/usr/local/java/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/RealPlayer8:/opt/gnome/bin:/opt/www/htdig/bin:/opt/kde/bin:/usr/share/texmf/bin:/usr/openwin/bin

## ------------ ##
## Core tests.  ##
## ------------ ##

configure:923: PATH=".;."; conftest.sh
./configure: conftest.sh: command not found
configure:926: $? = 127
configure:968: checking build system type
configure:986: result: i586-pc-linux-gnu
configure:993: checking host system type
configure:1007: result: i586-pc-linux-gnu
configure:1014: checking target system type
configure:1028: result: i586-pc-linux-gnu
configure:1075: checking for a BSD compatible install
configure:1124: result: /usr/bin/ginstall -c
configure:1138: checking for -p flag to install
configure:1151: result: yes
configure:1162: checking whether build environment is sane
configure:1205: result: yes
configure:1207: checking whether make sets ${MAKE}
configure:1227: result: yes
configure:1255: checking for working aclocal
configure:1262: result: found
configure:1270: checking for working autoconf
configure:1277: result: found
configure:1285: checking for working automake
configure:1292: result: found
configure:1300: checking for working autoheader
configure:1307: result: found
configure:1315: checking for working makeinfo
configure:1322: result: found
configure:1406: checking for a C-Compiler
configure:1408: result: 
configure:1413: checking for gcc
configure:1428: found /usr/bin/gcc
configure:1436: result: gcc
configure:1537: checking whether the C compiler works
configure:1543: ./
./configure: ./: is a directory
configure:1546: $? = 126
configure:1553: error: cannot run C compiled programs.
If you meant to cross compile, use `--host'.

## ----------------- ##
## Cache variables.  ##
## ----------------- ##

ac_cv_build=i586-pc-linux-gnu
ac_cv_build_alias=i586-pc-linux-gnu
ac_cv_env_build_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_build_alias_value=
ac_cv_env_host_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_host_alias_value=
ac_cv_env_target_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_target_alias_value=
ac_cv_host=i586-pc-linux-gnu
ac_cv_host_alias=i586-pc-linux-gnu
ac_cv_path_install=$'/usr/bin/ginstall -c'
ac_cv_prog_CC=gcc
ac_cv_prog_make_make_set=yes
ac_cv_target=i586-pc-linux-gnu
ac_cv_target_alias=i586-pc-linux-gnu

## ------------ ##
## confdefs.h.  ##
## ------------ ##

#define PACKAGE "mosfet-liquid0.6"
#define VERSION "2.2alpha2"


configure: exit 1


On Thursday 18 October 2001 05:07 am, you wrote:
> Rick Rosinski <rick@rickrosinski.com> writes:
> > When running configure, I get the following error:
> > checking whether the C compiler works... configure: error: cannot run C
> > compiled programs.
> > If you want to cross compile, use '--host'.
> >
> > This is weird, since I compile frequently (I avoid binaries quite
> > frequently). I haven't added a new compiler since I had installed Slack
> > 8.0
> >
> > Any ideas?
>
> I've seen this before, and it had a couple of different causes. You
> might have better luck here (or may be able to figure it out yourself)
> if you post the last 20 or 30 lines of config.log -- that'll show us
> the exact error message.
>
> john.

-- 
Rick Rosinski
http://rickrosinski.com
rick@rickrosinski.com