while trying to install for example in /usr/pkgsrc/devel/gmake/ on NetBSD
1.5.1 on an i386 i have gotten the error:

checking whether the C compiler (...) works... no
configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot
create executables.
... Error code 1

Stop.

this has happened with various installation attempts in other parts of the
pkgsrc tree also.

what could be the problem and how would i fix it?

thanks

wolfgang