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Subject: Re: What does this error message mean??
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Christopher Sawtell wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 07 Jul 2000, Chris Moore wrote:
> > I am currently attempting to install postgresql under
> > redhat linux
> [ ... ]
> > checking for gcc... no
> > checking for cc... no
> > configure: error: no acceptable cc found in $PATH
> >
> > What does the error in the last line mean?
> That there isn't a C compiler installed on your computer,
> it's probably simplest to (re)install RedHat as a "Development Machine".

Or just install the binary RPMS for the server instead of
compiling from source. Of course, you'll probably need gcc
anyways if you're going to use the libpq interface for client
development.

Mike Mascari