Problem with install-- What will work ???

[zasr86]

Hey all, I just installed the base of debian, then apt-getting x-window-system-core kde... and I tried installing amsn, it says I was missing GCC, so I types 'apt-get gcc' and it got it, but now (yes, im root) it shows this when I try to configure

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zasr@Zasr:~$ cd /home/zasr/msn/debian
zasr@Zasr:~/msn/debian$ ./package.postinst
bash: ./package.postinst: Permission denied
zasr@Zasr:~/msn/debian$ cd msn
bash: cd: msn: No such file or directory
zasr@Zasr:~/msn/debian$ cd /home/zasr/msn/
zasr@Zasr:~/msn$ ./configure
checking for prefix by checking for wish... no
expr: syntax error
./configure: line 1406: test: too many arguments
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name... co cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

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did I screw up on downloading my C compiler somehow? I checked config.log,..


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Thread model: posix
gcc version 3.3.5 (Debian 1:3.3.5-13)
configure:1742: $? = 0
configure:1744: gcc -V </dev/null >&5
gcc: `-V' option must have argument
configure:1747: $? = 1
configure:1770: checking for C compiler default output file name
configure:1773: gcc conftest.c >&5
/usr/bin/ld: crt1.o: No such file: No such file or directory
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
configure:1776: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h. */
|
| #define PACKAGE_NAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
| #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| /* end confdefs.h. */
|
| int
| main ()
| {
|
| ;
| return 0;
| }
configure:1815: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

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thanks to all that can help me

[Vergil83]

why not try

apt-get install amsn

[zasr86]

why not try

apt-get install amsn

Thats for the stable amsn, I want the CVS one so I can view the new messenger personal messages..no apt-get for it yet,

[Zelmo]

Install g++ and see if that gives you better results.
Just a shot in the dark, but as I'm learning C++ I've noticed that g++ makes ready-to-go executables quite easily, while gcc does not.