gcc handles C++ as well as C and a few others. Was there anything before the line that said it didn't find a C++ compiler? Did it say what command it tried to use? Someone else will probably know what executable is usually used to compile C++. I can't remember offhand since I don't use it. --- "Robert N. Eaton" wrote: > Because I can't get my installed flash player to play nicely with > Firefox, I thought I would try gnash-0.7.1. After I untarred and > unzipped it, I invoked ./configure, and got > > > > checking for C++ compiler default output file name... configure: error: > C++ compiler cannot create executables > See `config.log' for more details. > > I opened `config.log' and found, among other things... > > PATH: /usr/local/bin > PATH: /usr/bin > PATH: /bin > PATH: /usr/bin/X11 > PATH: /usr/games > > > and... > > configure:2689: checking for c++ > configure:2718: result: no > > I did a locate search for c++ and found... > > /usr/bin/c++filt > /usr/include/c++ > /usr/include/c++/3.3 > ....... > > Since there were a lot of entries in /usr/include/c++, I concluded that > it was indeed installed (correct me if I'm wrong.) If it is installed > there, how do I install /usr/include in the PATH statement? Or should I > mv or cp the c++ directory to, say, /usr/local/bin? Or should I merely > ln -s the two directories??? > > Help. > > Bob Eaton > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss