Error in compiling Python on OS X

[Kevin]

On Jul 26, 3:46 pm, "Diez B. Roggisch" <de... at nospam.web.de> wrote:
> Kevin schrieb:
>
> > I am trying to compile Python 2.6.2 on Mac OS X 10.5.7.  I have Xcode
> > 3.1.3 installed.
>
> > The error I got is below.
>
> > $ ./configure --prefix=/Users/me/python
>
> Use a framework-build.
>
> > checking for --with-universal-archs... 32-bit
> > checking MACHDEP... darwin
> > checking EXTRAPLATDIR... $(PLATMACDIRS)
> > checking machine type as reported by uname -m... i386
> > checking for --without-gcc... no
> > checking for gcc... gcc
> > checking for C compiler default output file name...
> > configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
> > See `config.log' for more details.
>
> > Please send any ideas.
>
> What happens if you write a simple test.c like this:
>
> int main() {
>     return 0;
>
> }
>
> and compile it with gcc on the commandline? There must be a file called
> "a.out" afterwards.
>
> diez

I have solved my problem.  I think something was wrong with my
compiler.  After I installed Xcode again, I was able to compile with
no problems.