Error while installing Python2.5.1 on red hat 9

[koolest1]

I use red hat 9 which comes with python2.2 installed in it. Wanting to
use the latest version, i downloaded python 2.5.1 from the official
python website. After downloading, i performed the following steps,
but there is some error during the configuration process and hence i'm
not able to run the "make" command after this. Following is the
sequence of events that happened in my terminal:

[root@localhost root]# tar xfz Python-2.5.1.tgz
[root@localhost root]# cd Python-2.5.1
[root@localhost Python-2.5.1]# ./configure
checking MACHDEP... linux2
checking EXTRAPLATDIR...
checking for --without-gcc... no
checking for gcc... no
checking for cc... no
checking for cc... no
checking for cl... no
configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH
See `config.log' for more details.
[root@localhost Python-2.5.1]# make
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop.


As far as i know there are no distribution repositories in red hat.... and there are four rpms for gcc. So i don't get why it's not able to find any C compiler.
If anybody can help... Thanx!

[bartonc]

This link could be useful.

It would be interesting to know if you can call a C compiler from a shell prompt...

[koolest1]

@bartonc....Yes got it! That link you gave is truly out of this (cyber)world! Thanx a lot!

[bartonc]

@bartonc....Yes got it! That link you gave is truly out of this (cyber)world! Thanx a lot!

Just lucky, I guess. I'm not a *nix guy. I just took 3 words from your post ("rpms for gcc") and Googled it. That was the first hit and it looked interesting.

[Jach]

It would be interesting to know if you can call a C compiler from a shell prompt...

Of course!
gcc file.c -o outputfile
g++ file.cpp
javac file.java

etc. Linux shell rules, and the whole premise of a make file is to compile everything at once (and warn you if you don't have dependencies) so you don't have to search around and compile stuff.

Anyway, good to know this error is resolved; I think I had something similar once, but I don't remember what I did to fix it.

[bartonc]

Of course!
gcc file.c -o outputfile
g++ file.cpp
javac file.java

etc. Linux shell rules, and the whole premise of a make file is to compile everything at once (and warn you if you don't have dependencies) so you don't have to search around and compile stuff.

Anyway, good to know this error is resolved; I think I had something similar once, but I don't remember what I did to fix it.

I was merely trying to ascertain whether the OP actually had a compiler installed or not.