Re: [cobalt-users] compile problem - trying to do ftp security

[Jim Dory <jdory@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jim Dory wrote:

> I tried to install the following rpms to compile proftpd hardened and 
> now I can't compile: I get errors: "checking whether C compiler 
> works... configure: error: cannot run C compiled programs."
>
> I think I just need the right symlink in there somewhere, probably 
> from /usr/bin/gcc. Gcc does not exist there though. I don't know what 
> to have point to where.  Anyone tell me what to use for a link and 
> where to put it? Sure appreciate it.
>
>
> # rpm -Uvh 
> ftp://ftp.cobalt.sun.com/pub/products/raq550/RPMS/sg-cpp-1.1.2-30_SG201_cobalt.i386.rpm 
>
> # rpm -Uvh 
> ftp://ftp.cobalt.sun.com/pub/products/raq550/RPMS/sg-egcs-1.1.2-30_SG201_cobalt.i386.rpm

Ok, I found gcc in /usr/sg/bin/ so I did a ln -s /usr/sg/bin/gcc 
/usr/bin/gcc. Hopefully this is right. It compiled no problem, I 
believe. On to the next step..

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Jim D.