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SriHarsha
Asked: 2020-11-20 10:53:21 +0800 CST

cmake cannot find c compiler even though gcc and g++ are installed

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I am using Ubuntu 18.04 and I am trying to install cmake by executing the command:

./bootstrap

But I am getting an error:

Error when bootstrapping CMake:
Cannot find appropriate C compiler on this system.
Please specify one using environment variable CC.
See cmake_bootstrap.log for compilers attempted.

I have gcc and g++ version 4.8.5 installed. When I run:

sudo./bootstrap

I get the following error:

CMake 3.19.0, Copyright 2000-2020 Kitware, Inc. and Contributors
Found GNU toolchain
C compiler on this system is: gcc   
C++ compiler on this system is: g++  -std=gnu++1y  
---------------------------------------------
Error when bootstrapping CMake:
Cannot find appropriate Makefile processor on this system.
Please specify one using environment variable MAKE.

Please help me resolve this error and install cmake.

gcc cmake g++

1 Answers

  1. You need to install make before installing cmake:

    sudo apt install make
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