[Nagiosplug-help] make install doesn't work without gcc!?

[Vinogratzky]

Hi list members,

I'm confused a bit.

Downloaded nagios-plugins-1.4.11.tar.gz on a build server with debian
4.0.
./configure && make all
tarred everything and copied it to the nagios machine.
After make install I got

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Making install in gl
make[1]: Entering directory
`/home/chris/local-sw/nagios-plugins-1.4.11/gl'
make install-am
make[2]: Entering directory
`/home/chris/local-sw/nagios-plugins-1.4.11/gl'
if gcc -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I. -I.. -I../intl -g -O2 -MT full-read.o -MD
-MP -MF ".deps/full-read.Tpo" -c -o full-read.o full-read.c; \
then mv -f ".deps/full-read.Tpo" ".deps/full-read.Po"; else rm -f
".deps/full-read.Tpo"; exit 1; fi
/bin/sh: gcc: command not found
make[2]: *** [full-read.o] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory
`/home/chris/local-sw/nagios-plugins-1.4.11/gl'
make[1]: *** [install] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory
`/home/chris/local-sw/nagios-plugins-1.4.11/gl'
make: *** [install-recursive] Error 1
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Why can I not just do a make install without the gcc?
Did I overlook something or is it necessary to have a gcc for install?

Thanks,
Chris