Is there a reason why configure make never works on my macbook pro?

Question

i dont know if its because im always missing a suffix like --PREFIX=

Answer 1

sorry dumb way to ask a question
heres the config.log file for the errors in running ./configure with the unix source
for the apache http server package
This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
It was created by configure, which was
generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69.  Invocation command line was
  $ ./configure
## Platform. ##
hostname = monkeychimps-MacBook-Pro.local
uname -m = x86_64
uname -r = 12.2.0
uname -s = Darwin
uname -v = Darwin Kernel Version 12.2.0: Sat Aug 25 00:48:52 PDT 2012; root:xnu-2050.18.24~1/RELEASE_X86_64
/usr/bin/uname -p = i386
/bin/uname -X     = unknown
/bin/arch              = unknown
/usr/bin/arch -k       = unknown
/usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown
/usr/bin/hostinfo      = Mach kernel version:
           Darwin Kernel Version 12.2.0: Sat Aug 25 00:48:52 PDT 2012; root:xnu-2050.18.24~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel configured for up to 2 processors.
2 processors are physically available.
2 processors are logically available.
Processor type: i486 (Intel 80486)
Processors active: 0 1
Primary memory available: 4.00 gigabytes
Default processor set: 136 tasks, 496 threads, 2 processors
Load average: 3.25, Mach factor: 0.35
/bin/machine           = unknown
/usr/bin/oslevel       = unknown
/bin/universe          = unknown
PATH: /opt/local/bin
PATH: /opt/local/sbin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /bin
PATH: /usr/sbin
PATH: /sbin
PATH: /usr/local/bin
## Core tests. ##
configure:3056: checking for chosen layout
configure:3058: result: Apache
configure:3861: checking for working mkdir -p
configure:3877: result: yes
configure:3886: checking for grep that handles long lines and -e
configure:3944: result: /usr/bin/grep
configure:3949: checking for egrep
configure:4011: result: /usr/bin/grep -E
configure:4027: checking build system type
configure:4041: result: x86_64-apple-darwin12.2.0
configure:4061: checking host system type
configure:4074: result: x86_64-apple-darwin12.2.0
configure:4094: checking target system type
configure:4107: result: x86_64-apple-darwin12.2.0
configure:4137:
configure:4139: Configuring Apache Portable Runtime library...
configure:4141:
configure:4182: checking for APR
configure:4327: result: yes
configure:4587:
configure:4589: Configuring Apache Portable Runtime Utility library...
configure:4591:
configure:4628: checking for APR-util
configure:4707: result: yes
configure:4968: checking for gcc
configure:4995: result: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/OSX10.8.xctoolchain/usr/b in/cc
configure:5224: checking for C compiler version
configure:5233: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/OSX10.8.xctoolchain/usr/b in/cc --version >&5
./configure: line 5235: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/OSX10.8.xctoolchain/usr/b in/cc: No such file or directory
configure:5244: $? = 127
configure:5233: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/OSX10.8.xctoolchain/usr/b in/cc -v >&5
./configure: line 5235: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/OSX10.8.xctoolchain/usr/b in/cc: No such file or directory
configure:5244: $? = 127
configure:5233: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/OSX10.8.xctoolchain/usr/b in/cc -V >&5
./configure: line 5235: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/OSX10.8.xctoolchain/usr/b in/cc: No such file or directory
configure:5244: $? = 127
configure:5233: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/OSX10.8.xctoolchain/usr/b in/cc -qversion >&5
./configure: line 5235: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/OSX10.8.xctoolchain/usr/b in/cc: No such file or directory
configure:5244: $? = 127
configure:5264: checking whether the C compiler works
configure:5286: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/OSX10.8.xctoolchain/usr/b in/cc    -DDARWIN -DSIGPROCMASK_SETS_THREAD_MASK   conftest.c  >&5
./configure: line 5288: /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/OSX10.8.xctoolchain/usr/b in/cc: No such file or directory
configure:5290: $? = 127
configure:5328: result: no
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h */
| #define PACKAGE_NAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
| #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| #define PACKAGE_URL ""
| /* end confdefs.h.  */
|
| int
| main ()
| {
|
|   ;
|   return 0;
| }
configure:5333: error: in `/users/monkey/desktop/httpd-2.4.3':
configure:5335: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details
## Cache variables. ##
ac_cv_build=x86_64-apple-darwin12.2.0
ac_cv_env_CC_set=
ac_cv_env_CC_value=
ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_CPP_set=
ac_cv_env_CPP_value=
ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_LIBS_set=
ac_cv_env_LIBS_value=
ac_cv_env_build_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_build_alias_value=
ac_cv_env_host_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_host_alias_value=
ac_cv_env_target_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_target_alias_value=
ac_cv_host=x86_64-apple-darwin12.2.0
ac_cv_mkdir_p=yes
ac_cv_path_EGREP='/usr/bin/grep -E'
ac_cv_path_GREP=/usr/bin/grep
ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_CC=/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/OSX10. 8.xctoolchain/usr/bin/cc
ac_cv_target=x86_64-apple-darwin12.2.0
## Output variables. ##
APACHECTL_ULIMIT=''
APR_BINDIR='/usr/bin'
APR_CONFIG='/usr/bin/apr-1-config'
APR_INCLUDEDIR='/usr/include/apr-1'
APR_VERSION='1.4.5'
APU_BINDIR='/usr/bin'
APU_CONFIG='/usr/bin/apu-1-config'
APU_INCLUDEDIR='/usr/include/apr-1'
APU_VERSION='1.3.12'
AP_BUILD_SRCLIB_DIRS=''
AP_CLEAN_SRCLIB_DIRS=''
AP_LIBS=''
AWK=''
BUILTIN_LIBS=''
CC='/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/OSX10.8.xctoolchain/us r/bin/cc'
CFLAGS=' '
CORE_IMPLIB=''
CORE_IMPLIB_FILE=''
CPP='/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/OSX10.8.xctoolchain/u sr/bin/cc -E'
CPPFLAGS=' -DDARWIN -DSIGPROCMASK_SETS_THREAD_MASK'
CRYPT_LIBS=''
CXX=''
CXXFLAGS=''
DEFS=''
DSO_MODULES=''
DTRACE=''
ECHO_C='\c'
ECHO_N=''
ECHO_T=''
EGREP='/usr/bin/grep -E'
ENABLED_DSO_MODULES=''
EXEEXT=''
EXTRA_CFLAGS=''
EXTRA_CPPFLAGS=''
EXTRA_CXXFLAGS=''
EXTRA_INCLUDES=''
EXTRA_LDFLAGS=''
EXTRA_LIBS=''
GREP='/usr/bin/grep'
HTTPD_LDFLAGS=''
HTTPD_VERSION='2.4.3'
INCLUDES=''
INSTALL=''
INSTALL_DSO=''
INSTALL_PROG_FLAGS=''
INTERNAL_CPPFLAGS=''
LDFLAGS=' '
LIBOBJS=''
LIBS=''
LIBTOOL=''
LN_S=''
LOAD_ALL_MODULES=''
LTCFLAGS=''
LTFLAGS=''
LTLIBOBJS=''
LT_LDFLAGS=''
LUA_CFLAGS=''
LUA_LIBS=''
LYNX_PATH=''
MATH_LIBS=''
MKDEP=''
MKINSTALLDIRS=''
MK_IMPLIB=''
MODULE_CLEANDIRS=''
MODULE_DIRS=''
MOD_ACCESS_COMPAT_LDADD=''
MOD_ACTIONS_LDADD=''
MOD_ALIAS_LDADD=''
MOD_ALLOWMETHODS_LDADD=''
MOD_ASIS_LDADD=''
MOD_AUTHNZ_LDAP_LDADD=''
MOD_AUTHN_ANON_LDADD=''
MOD_AUTHN_CORE_LDADD=''
MOD_AUTHN_DBD_LDADD=''
MOD_AUTHN_DBM_LDADD=''
MOD_AUTHN_FILE_LDADD=''
MOD_AUTHN_SOCACHE_LDADD=''
MOD_AUTHZ_CORE_LDADD=''
MOD_AUTHZ_DBD_LDADD=''
MOD_AUTHZ_DBM_LDADD=''
MOD_AUTHZ_GROUPFILE_LDADD=''
MOD_AUTHZ_HOST_LDADD=''
MOD_AUTHZ_OWNER_LDADD=''
MOD_AUTHZ_USER_LDADD=''
MOD_AUTH_BASIC_LDADD=''
MOD_AUTH_DIGEST_LDADD=''
MOD_AUTH_FORM_LDADD=''
MOD_AUTOINDEX_LDADD=''
MOD_BUCKETEER_LDADD=''
MOD_BUFFER_LDADD=''
MOD_CACHE_DISK_LDADD=''
MOD_CACHE_LDADD=''
MOD_CASE_FILTER_IN_LDADD=''
MOD_CASE_FILTER_LDADD=''
MOD_CERN_META_LDADD=''
MOD_CGID_LDADD=''
MOD_CGI_LDADD=''
MOD_CHARSET_LITE_LDADD=''
MOD_DATA_LDADD=''
MOD_DAV_FS_LDADD=''
MOD_DAV_LDADD=''
MOD_DAV_LOCK_LDADD=''
MOD_DBD_LDADD=''
MOD_DEFLATE_LDADD=''
MOD_DIALUP_LDADD=''
MOD_DIR_LDADD=''
MOD_DUMPIO_LDADD=''
MOD_ECHO_LDADD=''
MOD_ENV_LDADD=''
MOD_EXAMPLE_HOOKS_LDADD=''
MOD_EXAMPLE_IPC_LDADD=''
MOD_EXPIRES_LDADD=''
MOD_EXT_FILTER_LDADD=''
MOD_FILE_CACHE_LDADD=''
MOD_FILTER_LDADD=''
MOD_HEADERS_LDADD=''
MOD_HEARTBEAT_LDADD=''
MOD_HEARTMONITOR_LDADD=''
MOD_HTTP_LDADD=''
MOD_IDENT_LDADD=''
MOD_IMAGEMAP_LDADD=''
MOD_INCLUDE_LDADD=''
MOD_INFO_LDADD=''
MOD_ISAPI_LDADD=''
MOD_LBMETHOD_BYBUSYNESS_LDADD=''
MOD_LBMETHOD_BYREQUESTS_LDADD=''
MOD_LBMETHOD_BYTRAFFIC_LDADD=''
MOD_LBMETHOD_HEARTBEAT_LDADD=''
MOD_LDAP_LDADD=''
MOD_LOGIO_LDADD=''
MOD_LOG_CONFIG_LDADD=''
MOD_LOG_DEBUG_LDADD=''
MOD_LOG_FORENSIC_LDADD=''
MOD_LUA_LDADD=''
MOD_MIME_LDADD=''
MOD_MIME_MAGIC_LDADD=''
MOD_MPM_EVENT_LDADD=''
MOD_NEGOTIATION_LDADD=''
MOD_OPTIONAL_FN_EXPORT_LDADD=''
MOD_OPTIONAL_FN_IMPORT_LDADD=''
MOD_OPTIONAL_HOOK_EXPORT_LDADD=''
MOD_OPTIONAL_HOOK_IMPORT_LDADD=''
MOD_PRIVILEGES_LDADD=''
MOD_PROXY_AJP_LDADD=''
MOD_PROXY_BALANCER_LDADD=''
MOD_PROXY_CONNECT_LDADD=''
MOD_PROXY_EXPRESS_LDADD=''
MOD_PROXY_FCGI_LDADD=''
MOD_PROXY_FDPASS_LDADD=''
MOD_PROXY_FTP_LDADD=''
MOD_PROXY_HTML_LDADD=''
MOD_PROXY_HTTP_LDADD=''
MOD_PROXY_LDADD=''
MOD_PROXY_SCGI_LDADD=''
MOD_RATELIMIT_LDADD=''
MOD_REFLECTOR_LDADD=''
MOD_REMOTEIP_LDADD=''
MOD_REQTIMEOUT_LDADD=''
MOD_REQUEST_LDADD=''
MOD_REWRITE_LDADD=''
MOD_SED_LDADD=''
MOD_SESSION_COOKIE_LDADD=''
MOD_SESSION_CRYPTO_LDADD=''
MOD_SESSION_DBD_LDADD=''
MOD_SESSION_LDADD=''
MOD_SETENVIF_LDADD=''
MOD_SLOTMEM_PLAIN_LDADD=''
MOD_SLOTMEM_SHM_LDADD=''
MOD_SOCACHE_DBM_LDADD=''
MOD_SOCACHE_DC_LDADD=''
MOD_SOCACHE_MEMCACHE_LDADD=''
MOD_SOCACHE_SHMCB_LDADD=''
MOD_SO_ENABLED=''
MOD_SO_LDADD=''
MOD_SPELING_LDADD=''
MOD_SSL_LDADD=''
MOD_STATUS_LDADD=''
MOD_SUBSTITUTE_LDADD=''
MOD_SUEXEC_LDADD=''
MOD_UNIQUE_ID_LDADD=''
MOD_UNIXD_LDADD=''
MOD_USERDIR_LDADD=''
MOD_USERTRACK_LDADD=''
MOD_VERSION_LDADD=''
MOD_VHOST_ALIAS_LDADD=''
MOD_WATCHDOG_LDADD=''
MOD_XML2ENC_LDADD=''
MPM_LIB=''
MPM_SUBDIRS=''
NONPORTABLE_SUPPORT=''
NOTEST_CFLAGS=''
NOTEST_CPPFLAGS=''
NOTEST_CXXFLAGS=''
NOTEST_LDFLAGS=''
NOTEST_LIBS=''
OBJEXT=''
OS=''
OS_DIR=''
OS_SPECIFIC_VARS=''
PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=''
PACKAGE_NAME=''
PACKAGE_STRING=''
PACKAGE_TARNAME=''
PACKAGE_URL=''
PACKAGE_VERSION=''
PATH_SEPARATOR=':'
PCRE_CONFIG=''
PCRE_LIBS=''
PICFLAGS=''
PILDFLAGS=''
PKGCONFIG=''
PORT=''
POST_SHARED_CMDS=''
PRE_SHARED_CMDS=''
RANLIB=''
RM=''
RSYNC=''
SHELL='/bin/sh'
SHLIBPATH_VAR='DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH'
SHLTCFLAGS=''
SH_LDFLAGS=''
SH_LIBS=''
SH_LIBTOOL=''
SSLPORT=''
SSL_LIBS=''
UTIL_LDFLAGS=''
ab_LTFLAGS=''
abs_srcdir='/users/monkey/desktop/httpd-2.4.3'
ac_ct_CC='/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/OSX10.8.xctoolch ain/usr/bin/cc'
ap_make_delimiter=''
ap_make_include=''
bindir='${exec_prefix}/bin'
build='x86_64-apple-darwin12.2.0'
build_alias=''
build_cpu='x86_64'
build_os='darwin12.2.0'
build_vendor='apple'
cgidir='${datadir}/cgi-bin'
checkgid_LTFLAGS=''
datadir='${prefix}'
datarootdir='${prefix}/share'
docdir='${datarootdir}/doc/${PACKAGE}'
dvidir='${docdir}'
errordir='${datadir}/error'
exec_prefix='${prefix}'
exp_bindir='/usr/local/apache2/bin'
exp_cgidir='/usr/local/apache2/cgi-bin'
exp_datadir='/usr/local/apache2'
exp_errordir='/usr/local/apache2/error'
exp_exec_prefix='/usr/local/apache2'
exp_htdocsdir='/usr/local/apache2/htdocs'
exp_iconsdir='/usr/local/apache2/icons'
exp_includedir='/usr/local/apache2/include'
exp_installbuilddir='/usr/local/apache2/build'
exp_libdir='/usr/local/apache2/lib'
exp_libexecdir='/usr/local/apache2/modules'
exp_localstatedir='/usr/local/apache2'
exp_logfiledir='/usr/local/apache2/logs'
exp_mandir='/usr/local/apache2/man'
exp_manualdir='/usr/local/apache2/manual'
exp_proxycachedir='/usr/local/apache2/proxy'
exp_runtimedir='/usr/local/apache2/logs'
exp_sbindir='/usr/local/apache2/bin'
exp_sysconfdir='/usr/local/apache2/conf'
fcgistarter_LTFLAGS=''
host='x86_64-apple-darwin12.2.0'
host_alias=''
host_cpu='x86_64'
host_os='darwin12.2.0'
host_vendor='apple'
htcacheclean_LTFLAGS=''
htdbm_LTFLAGS=''
htdigest_LTFLAGS=''
htdocsdir='${datadir}/htdocs'
htmldir='${docdir}'
htpasswd_LTFLAGS=''
httxt2dbm_LTFLAGS=''
iconsdir='${datadir}/icons'
includedir='${prefix}/include'
infodir='${datarootdir}/info'
installbuilddir='${datadir}/build'
libdir='${exec_prefix}/lib'
libexecdir='${exec_prefix}/modules'
localedir='${datarootdir}/locale'
localstatedir='${prefix}'
logfiledir='${localstatedir}/logs'
logresolve_LTFLAGS=''
mandir='${prefix}/man'
manualdir='${datadir}/manual'
oldincludedir='/usr/include'
other_targets=''
pdfdir='${docdir}'
perlbin=''
prefix='/usr/local/apache2'
progname=''
program_transform_name='s,x,x,'
proxycachedir='${localstatedir}/proxy'
psdir='${docdir}'
rel_bindir='bin'
rel_cgidir='cgi-bin'
rel_datadir=''
rel_errordir='error'
rel_exec_prefix=''
rel_htdocsdir='htdocs'
rel_iconsdir='icons'
rel_includedir='include'
rel_installbuilddir='build'
rel_libdir='lib'
rel_libexecdir='modules'
rel_localstatedir=''
rel_logfiledir='logs'
rel_mandir='man'
rel_manualdir='manual'
rel_proxycachedir='proxy'
rel_runtimedir='logs'
rel_sbindir='bin'
rel_sysconfdir='conf'
rotatelogs_LTFLAGS=''
runtimedir='${localstatedir}/logs'
sbindir='${exec_prefix}/bin'
shared_build=''
sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com'
sysconfdir='${prefix}/conf'
target='x86_64-apple-darwin12.2.0'
target_alias=''
target_cpu='x86_64'
target_os='darwin12.2.0'
target_vendor='apple'
## confdefs.h. ##
/* confdefs.h */
#define PACKAGE_NAME ""
#define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
#define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
#define PACKAGE_STRING ""
#define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
#define PACKAGE_URL ""
configure: exit 77