No acceptable C compiler found in $PATH when installing python
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I'm trying to install a new Python environment on my shared hosting. I follow the steps written in this post:
mkdir ~/src
wget http://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.7.1/Python-2.7.1.tgz
tar -zxvf Python-2.7.1.tar.gz
cd Python-2.7.1
mkdir ~/.localpython
./configure --prefix=/home/<user>/.localpython
make
make install
After coming to the ./configure --prefix=/home/<user>/.localpython command, I get the following output:
checking for --enable-universalsdk... no
checking for --with-universal-archs... 32-bit
checking MACHDEP... linux3
checking EXTRAPLATDIR...
checking machine type as reported by uname -m... x86_64
checking for --without-gcc... no
checking for gcc... no
checking for cc... no
checking for cl.exe... no
configure: error: in `/home3/mikos89/Python-2.7.1':
configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH
See `config.log' for more details.
How can this problem be solved? I've been trying to find a solution for 3 hours, but I'm still stuck in one place.
UPDATE
Hostgator does not allow gcc on their shared accounts:
Python Solutions
Solution 1 - Python
The gcc compiler is not in your $PATH.
It means either you dont have gcc installed or it's not in your $PATH variable.
To install gcc use this: (run as root)
-
Redhat base:
yum groupinstall "Development Tools" -
Debian base:
apt-get install build-essential -
openSUSE base:
zypper install --type pattern devel_basis
Solution 2 - Python
You need to run
yum install gcc
Solution 3 - Python
For Ubuntu / Debian :
sudo apt-get install build-essential
For RHEL/CentOS
sudo yum install gcc glibc glibc-common gd gd-devel -y
or
sudo yum groupinstall "Development tools" -y
For more details, refer to this link.
Solution 4 - Python
Assuming you're on a debain/ubuntu system, you will need to run the following first:
sudo apt-get install build-essential
Solution 5 - Python
sudo apt install build-essential is the command.
However, if you get the "the package can be found" kind of error, run
sudo apt updatefirst- then
sudo apt install build-essential
This worked for me.
Solution 6 - Python
You would need to install it as non-root, since it's shared hosting. Here is a tutorial that goes through how to do this step.
cd ~/src
wget http://www.netgull.com/gcc/releases/gcc-5.2.0/gcc-5.2.0.tar.gz
or equivalent gcc source, then
tar -xvf gcc-5.2.0.tar.gz
cd gcc-5.2.0
./contrib/download_prerequisites
cd ..
mkdir objdir
cd objdir
$PWD/../gcc-5.2.0/configure --prefix=$HOME/gcc-5.2.0 --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,go
make
make install
Then add to .bashrc, or equivalent:
export PATH=~/gcc-5.2.0/bin:$PATH
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=~/gcc-5.2.0/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=~/gcc-5.2.0/lib64:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
Solution 7 - Python
If you are using alphine with docker, do this:
apk --update add gcc make g++ zlib-dev
Solution 8 - Python
Issue:
> configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH
I fixed the issue by executing the following command:
yum install gcc
to install gcc.
Solution 9 - Python
Get someone with access to the root account on that server to run sudo apt-get install build-essential. If you don't know who has root access, contact the support team for your shared hosting and ask them.
Edit: If you aren't allowed access to root, you aren't ever going to get it working. You'll have to change hosting provider I'm afraid.
Solution 10 - Python
Run apt-get install gcc in Suse Linux.
Solution 11 - Python
On Arch Linux run the following:
sudo pacman -S base-devel
Solution 12 - Python
For Ubuntu/Debian, run
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y build-essential
Remember to add the flag -y to accept to continue by default.
Solution 13 - Python
You need just to install build-essential on Debian-family and Development tools on RedHat-family.
Solution 14 - Python
In a shared hosting, gcc compiler is disabled by default (in a terminal write gcc --version and it must return 'Permission denied' if installed...). It's very important to the next step.
Now, contact the support team and request to add your user id to 'compiler group'. This solves your problem and other - for example, you will be able to execute 'make' and 'make install' without problems, install the pillow library, etc.
Forget about 'sudo' or 'apk' commands. They are also disabled by default.