James" <j.c.mcnulty@[...].uk>  wrote:
>  When I try to configure python i get the following errors.

what platform?  what Python version?  what compiler version?
(etc)

>  checking whether the C++ compiler (c++  ) is a cross-compiler... yes

this usually means that your compiler failed to compile a trivial C
program into something that could be executed on your machine.
usual causes are bad licenses or botched compiler installations.

check the config.log file for more clues.

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