[root@localhost ~]# cd msmtp-1.4.20
[root@localhost msmtp-1.4.20]# ./configure
checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking target system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... /bin/mkdir -p
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for gcc... no
checking for cc... no
checking for cl.exe... no
configure: error: in `/root/msmtp-1.4.20':
configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH
See `config.log' for more details.

今天在安装msmtp的时候遇到了这个问题，解决办法如下：

安装GCC软件套件

[root@localhost ~]# yum install gcc
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile

• base: mirror01.idc.hinet.net
• extras: mirror01.idc.hinet.net
• updates: mirror01.idc.hinet.net

Setting up Install Process
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package gcc.i386 0:4.1.2-50.el5 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: cpp = 4.1.2-50.el5 for package: gcc
--> Processing Dependency: glibc-devel >= 2.2.90-12 for package: gcc
--> Running transaction check
---> Package cpp.i386 0:4.1.2-50.el5 set to be updated
---> Package glibc-devel.i386 0:2.5-58.el5_6.3 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: glibc-headers = 2.5-58.el5_6.3 for package: glibc-devel
--> Processing Dependency: glibc-headers for package: glibc-devel
--> Running transaction check
---> Package glibc-headers.i386 0:2.5-58.el5_6.3 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: kernel-headers >= 2.2.1 for package: glibc-headers
--> Processing Dependency: kernel-headers for package: glibc-headers
--> Running transaction check
---> Package kernel-headers.i386 0:2.6.18-238.9.1.el5 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

================================================================================

Package Arch Version Repository Size

Installing:
gcc i386 4.1.2-50.el5 base 5.2 M
Installing for dependencies:
cpp i386 4.1.2-50.el5 base 2.7 M
glibc-devel i386 2.5-58.el5_6.3 updates 2.0 M
glibc-headers i386 2.5-58.el5_6.3 updates 603 k
kernel-headers i386 2.6.18-238.9.1.el5 updates 1.1 M

Transaction Summary

Install 5 Package(s)
Upgrade 0 Package(s)

Total download size: 12 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
(1/5): glibc-headers-2.5-58.el5_6.3.i386.rpm | 603 kB 00:00
(2/5): kernel-headers-2.6.18-238.9.1.el5.i386.rpm | 1.1 MB 00:00
(3/5): glibc-devel-2.5-58.el5_6.3.i386.rpm | 2.0 MB 00:00
(4/5): cpp-4.1.2-50.el5.i386.rpm | 2.7 MB 00:00

(5/5): gcc-4.1.2-50.el5.i386.rpm | 5.2 MB 00:00

Total 5.1 MB/s | 12 MB 00:02
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing : kernel-headers 1/5
Installing : cpp 2/5
Installing : glibc-headers 3/5
Installing : glibc-devel 4/5
Installing : gcc 5/5

Installed:
gcc.i386 0:4.1.2-50.el5

Dependency Installed:
cpp.i386 0:4.1.2-50.el5 glibc-devel.i386 0:2.5-58.el5_6.3
glibc-headers.i386 0:2.5-58.el5_6.3 kernel-headers.i386 0:2.6.18-238.9.1.el5

Complete!
[root@localhost ~]# cd msmtp-1.4.20

[root@localhost msmtp-1.4.20]# ./configure

成功了！！

转自 [configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH 问题解决](http://blog.csdn.net/duguduchong/article/details/8699774 "configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH 问题解决")