Not sure. What does config.log say?
On my system:
$ ls -l /lib/cpp
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Oct 26 2002 /lib/cpp ->
/usr/bin/cpp-2.95
$ ls -l /usr/bin/cpp-2.95
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 94632 Mar 18 2003 /usr/bin/cpp-2.95

Maybe you need the link, or your cpp is not executable?

Martin

Mitty Puterio wrote:
> hello. i have just installed gcc and cpp (duh) on my yellowdog box.
> whenever i try to compile something, this is the output (of checking
> for gcc and cpp):
>
> checking dependency style of gcc... none
> checking how to run the C preprocessor... /lib/cpp
> configure: error: C preprocessor "/lib/cpp" fails sanity check
> See `config.log' for more details.
> -bash-2.05b$
>
> does anyone know what the problem is?? im a newbie, so idk what the
> sanity test is, please help me!
>
>
> mitty
> mitty12@softhome.net
> http://pig.myvnc.com/~mitty

Not sure. What does config.log say?
On my system:
$ ls -l /lib/cpp
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Oct 26 2002 /lib/cpp ->
/usr/bin/cpp-2.95
$ ls -l /usr/bin/cpp-2.95
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 94632 Mar 18 2003 /usr/bin/cpp-2.95

Maybe you need the link, or your cpp is not executable?

Martin

Mitty Puterio wrote:
> hello. i have just installed gcc and cpp (duh) on my yellowdog box.
> whenever i try to compile something, this is the output (of checking
> for gcc and cpp):
>
> checking dependency style of gcc... none
> checking how to run the C preprocessor... /lib/cpp
> configure: error: C preprocessor "/lib/cpp" fails sanity check
> See `config.log' for more details.
> -bash-2.05b$
>
> does anyone know what the problem is?? im a newbie, so idk what the
> sanity test is, please help me!
>
>
> mitty
> mitty12@softhome.net
> http://pig.myvnc.com/~mitty

Not sure. What does config.log say?
On my system:
$ ls -l /lib/cpp
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Oct 26 2002 /lib/cpp ->
/usr/bin/cpp-2.95
$ ls -l /usr/bin/cpp-2.95
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 94632 Mar 18 2003 /usr/bin/cpp-2.95

Maybe you need the link, or your cpp is not executable?

Martin

Mitty Puterio wrote:
> hello. i have just installed gcc and cpp (duh) on my yellowdog box.
> whenever i try to compile something, this is the output (of checking
> for gcc and cpp):
>
> checking dependency style of gcc... none
> checking how to run the C preprocessor... /lib/cpp
> configure: error: C preprocessor "/lib/cpp" fails sanity check
> See `config.log' for more details.
> -bash-2.05b$
>
> does anyone know what the problem is?? im a newbie, so idk what the
> sanity test is, please help me!
>
>
> mitty
> mitty12@softhome.net
> http://pig.myvnc.com/~mitty

Not sure. What does config.log say?
On my system:
$ ls -l /lib/cpp
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Oct 26 2002 /lib/cpp ->
/usr/bin/cpp-2.95
$ ls -l /usr/bin/cpp-2.95
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 94632 Mar 18 2003 /usr/bin/cpp-2.95

Maybe you need the link, or your cpp is not executable?

Martin

Mitty Puterio wrote:
> hello. i have just installed gcc and cpp (duh) on my yellowdog box.
> whenever i try to compile something, this is the output (of checking
> for gcc and cpp):
>
> checking dependency style of gcc... none
> checking how to run the C preprocessor... /lib/cpp
> configure: error: C preprocessor "/lib/cpp" fails sanity check
> See `config.log' for more details.
> -bash-2.05b$
>
> does anyone know what the problem is?? im a newbie, so idk what the
> sanity test is, please help me!
>
>
> mitty
> mitty12@softhome.net
> http://pig.myvnc.com/~mitty