Compiling : recurrent problem...

[John Hornbeck]

On Sat, 2004-11-27 at 13:16 +0100, Trouilliez Vincent wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Whenever I try to compile something, I do the './configure' command,
> all seems well then towards the end, it stops on this error :
> 
> ***
> checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... /lib/cpp"
> configure: error: C++ preprocessor "/lib/cpp" fails sanity check
> See `config.log' for more details.
> ***
> 
> It does it whatever program I try to compile. :o(
> 
> That config.log file is very big (1095 lines), and I don't understand
> it at all.
> Too big to cut and paste here, but only 30KB so I can send by e-mail
> if it can help ?
> 
> I am trying to install 'GnomeBaker', a CD burning app that I found on
> gnomefiles.org.  Looks very nice to me so would like to hav eit, but
> it's not in Synaptic so have no choice but try to compile it....
> 
> 
> Vince

Do you have build-essential installed?  If not 

"sudo apt-get install build-essential"

That may work

John
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