OS X 10.9.2: checking whether the C compiler works… no

Question

I\'m attempting to install texinfo 5.2, and I\'m running into some issues during ./configure, which I believe are related to the C compiler. When I upgraded fr

Answer 1

I can't really take credit for the answer, but the same things happened to me. I tried to get a ruby-1.9.3 ruby. RVM grabed gcc46 and told homebrew to install it. But then the rvm install command didn't like that. So brew uninstall gcc46 and then brew install apple-gcc42 worked like a charm.

Answer 2

Similar problem while installing python3. My home brew was out dated. I simply update my home brew utility.