Python: No acceptable C compiler found in $PATH when installing python

283
votes

I'm trying to install 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 "./configure --prefix=/home//.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 still stuck in one place.

UPDATE

Hostgator does not allow gcc on their shared accounts: http://support.hostgator.com/articles/pre-sales-questions/compatible-technologies

12
pythoncompiler-errorsvirtualenv
exactly same issue - blamb
You should try to find prebuild binaries for your system. It's the easiest way if you don't have root access. - C. Yduqoli

12 Answers

517
votes

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
93
votes

you need to run

yum install gcc
74
votes

for Ubuntu / Debian :

# sudo apt-get install build-essential

For RHEL/CentOS

#rpm -qa | grep gcc
# yum install gcc glibc glibc-common gd gd-devel -y

or

 # yum groupinstall "Development tools" -y

More details refer the link

66
votes

You will need to run 

sudo apt-get install build-essential

first assuming you're on a debain/ubuntu system

19
votes

sudo apt install build-essential is the command

But if you get the "the package can be found" kind of error, Run

  • sudo apt update first
  • then sudo apt install build-essential

This worked for me.

15
votes

You would need to install it as non root, since its shared hosting. Here is a tut that points how this step. http://luiarthur.github.io/gccinstall

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
13
votes

If you are using alphine with docker, do this:

apk --update add gcc make g++ zlib-dev
12
votes

Issue :

configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH

Fixed the issue by executing the following command:

yum install gcc

to install gcc.

10
votes

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.

9
votes

Run apt-get install gcc in Suse Linux

5
votes

On Arch Linux run the following:

sudo pacman -S base-devel

0
votes

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.