Re: Error in installing Make-4.2.1

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: "Prasanth ." <address@hidden>
> Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 17:58:07 +0530
> 
> I've tried to install Make-4.2.1 in my computer (Windows 7, 64 bit).
> 
> But I'm getting error message. Please kindly help me to install this 
> softwares.

It looks like your C compiler is somehow misconfigured:

> configure:3149: checking for gcc
> configure:3165: found /usr/bin/gcc
> configure:3176: result: gcc
> configure:3405: checking for C compiler version
> configure:3414: gcc --version >&5
> gcc (GCC) 5.4.0
> Copyright (C) 2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
> warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
> [...]
> configure:3445: checking whether the C compiler works
> configure:3467: gcc    conftest.c  >&5
> configure:3471: $? = 1
> configure:3509: result: no
> configure: failed program was:
> | /* confdefs.h */
> | #define PACKAGE_NAME "GNU make"
> | #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "make"
> | #define PACKAGE_VERSION "4.2.1"
> | #define PACKAGE_STRING "GNU make 4.2.1"
> | #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "address@hidden"
> | #define PACKAGE_URL "http://www.gnu.org/software/make/";
> | #define PACKAGE "make"
> | #define VERSION "4.2.1"
> | /* end confdefs.h.  */
> | 
> | int
> | main ()
> | {
> | 
> |   ;
> |   return 0;
> | }
> configure:3514: error: in `/cygdrive/d/Software/make-4.2.1':
> configure:3516: error: C compiler cannot create executables

GCC exists, but cannot create executable programs.