Re: [Fink-beginners] configure: error: C++ preprocessor "/lib/cpp" fails sanity check

[Alexander H. <ale...@gm...>]

> On Oct 27, 2015, at 09:57, Christoph Keuschnig <chr...@ec...> wrote:
> 
> Hello, 
> 
> I tried to install fink on Mac OS X 10.9.5 but I get this error message:
> 
> + cd /sw/src/fink.build/libiconv-1.14-6/libiconv-1.14/../gperf-3.0.4
> + ./configure --prefix=/sw
> checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
> configure: creating ./config.status
> config.status: creating Makefile
> === configuring in lib (/sw/src/fink.build/libiconv-1.14-6/gperf-3.0.4/lib)
> configure: running /bin/sh ./configure '--prefix=/sw'  --cache-file=/dev/null --srcdir=.
> checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
> checking for gcc... gcc
> checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
> checking whether the C compiler works... yes
> checking whether we are cross compiling... no
> checking for suffix of executables... 
> checking for suffix of object files... o
> checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
> checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
> checking for gcc option to accept ISO C89... none needed
> checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
> checking for g++... g++
> checking whether we are using the GNU C++ compiler... no
> checking whether g++ accepts -g... no
> checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... /lib/cpp
> configure: error: C++ preprocessor "/lib/cpp" fails sanity check
> See `config.log' for more details.
> configure: error: ./configure failed for lib
> ### execution of /tmp/fink.F3II0 failed, exit code 1
> phase compiling: libiconv-1.14-6 failed
> 
> 
> I have installed xcode 6.2 and the command line tools. Any help is highly appreciated!
> 
> Cheers
> Christoph 
> 

A similar issue was reported about a year ago:  http://fink.9193.n7.nabble.com/Fink-install-fail-cpp-fails-sanity-check-td47031.html

What do you get from running “ls /usr/bin/*++” in a terminal window?

-- 
Alexander Hansen, Ph.D.
Fink User Liaison