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I have unpacked the file XaoS-3.2.3. and when I'm running ./configure this is what i get back

@:~/Desktop/test/XaoS-3.2.3> ./configure
checking build system type... i686-suse-linux
checking host system type... i686-suse-linux
checking target system type... i686-suse-linux
checking for gcc... no
checking for cc... no
checking for cc... no
checking for cl... no
configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH
See `config.log' for more details.
@:~/Desktop/test/XaoS-3.2.3>

What can I do to solve this and to get configure to work?
My distro is SUSE 10.2
any help is apprichiated:)

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Good catch by — that solved the immediate problem for . A few extra, practical tips to make builds smoother on SUSE 10.2 and to help diagnose any follow-up errors.

First, get a full development toolchain via YaST or the package manager so you have the compiler, linker and build tools. After installation confirm the toolchain is visible with gcc --version and which gcc, and make sure your PATH includes the standard bin directories. If ./configure still fails, inspect config.log and look for the first failed test: it usually names the missing header, library or symbol.

GUI apps like XaoS commonly need X development headers and other image/format libraries. If configure complains about missing X or toolkit bits, install the corresponding "-devel" packages (X11, Xt/toolkit, and any image libraries the program needs), then re-run ./configure, make, and make install (or use ./configure --prefix=/usr/local to avoid overwriting system directories). Remember to run ldconfig after installing new shared libraries.

If avoiding compilation is preferable, check the distribution repositories for an XaoS package before building. When asking for more help, paste the short block from config.log around the failing test rather than the whole file — that makes it much easier to identify which devel package is missing.

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Have you ever sucessfuly compiled software on this install before? If not, I would say there's a pretty good chance that you don't have a compiler installed. I'm not familiar with YaST packaging tools, but I think it's basically the same as other distributions: install gcc, make, and automake (some package managers simply call it "Programming tools"). Once the installation is complete, try ./configure again, and you will likely find that it will not fail (or at least, come out with a different error message).

Hope this helps

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thanks for the help, that solved the problem

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