How to configure and install Python

[Ken Jacobs]

Okay, I think we have determined that I do not have "gcc" installed. I have
the RedHat Linux 7.1 .ISO files that I downloaded from Redhat.

I can get to the RPMS directory either from a File manager (I can use KDE or
Gnome). I can get to the dir also from a terminal window.

But I am not sure what to do next; I searched the CD for "gcc" and could not
find anything. Do I have to reinstall Redhat? I hope there is an easier way?

Thanks for the help so far.

Ken
"John Hunter" <jdhunter at nitace.bsd.uchicago.edu> wrote in message
news:1r7kus1ujj.fsf at video.bsd.uchicago.edu...
> >>>>> "Ken" == Ken Jacobs <tekwrite at mindspring.com> writes:
>
>     Ken> Hi, I'm a Linux newbie who needs to install the latest Python
>     Ken> software. The developer said to use this syntax once the
>     Ken> files are unzipped:
>
>     Ken> ./configure
>
>     Ken> make
>
>     Ken> I get an error when doing the first step:
>
>     Ken> "no acceptable cc found in $PATH"
>
>     Ken> Do I have the syntax right?
>
> Before I answer your question, you may want to use a binary
> distribution (eg rpm) rather than try to compile it yourself as a
> newbie.  If you say what your platform is, someone can like direct you
> to the binary distribution for it.
>
> The 'configure' syntax is right.  The 'path' is a list of dirs that
> show where your executables are.  In this case the executables you are
> interested in is 'gcc', the C compiler, which will turn the source
> code for python into an executable.
>
> There are two possible causes for your problem
>
> 1. You have gcc but it is not in your path
>
> 2. gcc is not installed
>
> It would help if you say what distribution of linux you are using.
> But normally, gcc resides by default in /usr/bin.  If you do,
>
> # ls -F /usr/bin/gcc
>
> and get the output
>
> /usr/bin/gcc*
>
> then you have gcc and you will need to add /usr/bin to your path.
> (take a look at any linux book and look up path in the index).  You
> may also want to try 'locate gcc' or 'whereis gcc'.
>
> If you don't have it, then you'll need to get out the install CDs and
> install it.  If you use redhat, it will be something like
>
> 1. Put the cd in and mount it if it does not automount (if it is a
> recent red hat distribution it will probably automount) and cd into
> the RPM dir, which will be something like /mnt/cdrom/Redhat/RPMS
>
>
> 2. Install the relevant RPMS
> # rpm -Uhv gcc*
>
> 3. If all goes well open a new xterm and try configure again
>
> Good luck,
> John Hunter
>