dpkg problems

[Joshua Root]

Michael Mensinger wrote:
> hey there everybody.
> So, I'm a new linux person, and I love my mac, so I want to open a .deb
> file on my mac, and install it.
> But, apparently I need   dpkg   to do so.
> I have an intel mac, 10.5.6.
> Xcode 3.1.1
> some third part apps that are in my /usr/local directory are "ntfs-3g"
> which allows the mac to see ntfs partitions,
> and fuse stuff which i don't know anything about.
> 
> Menz-MacBook:~ Mike$ uname -a
> Darwin Menz-MacBook.local 9.6.0 Darwin Kernel Version 9.6.0: Mon Nov 24
> 17:37:00 PST 2008; root:xnu-1228.9.59~1/RELEASE_I386 i386
> 
> Menz-MacBook:~ Mike$ sw_vers
> ProductName: Mac OS X
> ProductVersion: 10.5.6
> BuildVersion: 9G55
> 
> 
> so in the terminal, this is what happens:
> 
> Menz-MacBook:~ Mike$ sudo port install dpkg
> Password:
> --->  Configuring expat
> Error: Target org.macports.configure returned: configure failure: shell
> command " cd
> "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_textproc_expat/work/expat-2.0.1"
> && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local --mandir=/opt/local/share/man "
> returned error 77
> Command output: checking build system type... i386-apple-darwin9.6.0
> checking host system type... i386-apple-darwin9.6.0
> checking for gcc... /usr/bin/gcc-4.0
> checking for C compiler default output file name... configure: error: C
> compiler cannot create executables
> See `config.log' for more details.

<http://trac.macports.org/wiki/FAQ#IgettheerrorCcompilercannotcreateexecutableswhenItrytoinstallaport>

- Josh