configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot create exe

[ygk]

I am trying to install gcc natively in Centos. While trying to configure I am getting the following errors.
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loading cache ./config.cache
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking target system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking for a BSD compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether ln works... yes
checking whether ln -s works... yes
checking for gcc... gcc
checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works... no
configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot create executables.
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When config.log file is checked , this is the result
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This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.

configure:600: checking host system type
configure:621: checking target system type
configure:639: checking build system type
configure:694: checking for a BSD compatible install
configure:747: checking whether ln works
configure:771: checking whether ln -s works
configure:1825: checking for gcc
configure:1938: checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works
configure:1954: gcc -o conftest conftest.c 1>&5
/usr/gcc4/gcc-4.1.0/configure: line 1953: gcc: command not found
configure: failed program was:

#line 1949 "configure"
#include "confdefs.h"

main(){return(0);}

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I searched in forums but cant find proper answer. Please help me.

[b2bwild]

Install GCC
EDIT: Install GCC from binaris for the first time.
Because you cant compile the compiler without a compiler

[techieMoe]

GCC and G++ are available in the package repositories for CentOS either on the DVD or online. You shouldn't have to manually build them from a tarball, and as you found out, it's pretty much impossible since you have nothing with which to build them.