[ale] C++ compiler errors

[snifong at ix.netcom.com (Gbrdman)]

Sorry about the last posting. I forgot to include the errors.  I get the
following error when trying to install kpackage or kirq for the KDE desktop. 
Can someone help?
Gbrdman

loading cache ./config.cache
checking host system type... i586-pc-linux-gnu
checking target system type... i586-pc-linux-gnu
checking build system type... i586-pc-linux-gnu
checking for a BSD compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... yes
checking for working aclocal... found
checking for working autoconf... found
checking for working automake... found
checking for working autoheader... found
checking for working makeinfo... found
checking for gcc... gcc
checking whether the C compiler (gcc -O2 -Wall -s) works... yes
checking whether the C compiler (gcc -O2 -Wall -s) is a cross-compiler... no
checking whether we are using GNU C... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking how to run the C preprocessor... gcc -E
checking for c++... c++
checking whether the C++ compiler (c++ -O2 -Wall -s) works... no
configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C++ compiler cannot create executables.