Why do I get compilation error "c++ compiler cannot create executables" ?

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Issue

  • I am trying to install package from tarball.
  • During compilation configure script throws following error
 c++ compiler cannot create executables.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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