[CALUG] Ubuntu 8.04 gcc 4.2.3 'configure' error - "-V option must have an argument"

[Dave Dodge]

On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 12:28:22PM -0700, Ed Browne wrote:
> I didn't realize I had installed such a low-functioning system (I
> don't recall turning off any packages, but then I was doing a couple
> of things at once.)

This is normal for Ubuntu.  Development tools, header files, and such
are not included in the default install.  If you plan on building a
lot of software yourself, you can expect to get very familiar with
finding *-dev and *-doc packages in the package manager.

                                                  -Dave Dodge