error :
***** Tor-0.2.1.4
***** Running configure (./configure)...
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 build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name...
* configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
* See `config.log' for more details.
***** Return value 77

What distribution?

It looks like configure finds gcc but something gcc needs to produce executables is not installed. as or binutils maybe.

The packages that gcc depends on are distribution specific, so we'd need to know that.

im running hardy OS and this is the error i get while trying to compile the newer tor with the tork wizard

For hardy heron you could try:

sudo apt-get install binutils

I'm not sure that's your problem, but it can't hurt. You need that stuff to compile anyway.

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
binutils is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

Post the contents of config.log.

/usr/bin/uname -p = unknown
/bin/uname -X = unknown

/bin/arch = unknown
/usr/bin/arch -k = unknown
/usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown
/usr/bin/hostinfo = unknown
/bin/machine = unknown
/usr/bin/oslevel = unknown
/bin/universe = unknown

PATH: /sbin
PATH: /bin
PATH: /usr/sbin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /usr/local/sbin
PATH: /usr/local/bin
PATH: /usr/sbin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /sbin
PATH: /bin
PATH: /usr/games


## ----------- ##
## Core tests. ##
## ----------- ##

configure:1815: checking for a BSD-compatible install
configure:1871: result: /usr/bin/install -c
configure:1882: checking whether build environment is sane
configure:1925: result: yes
configure:1953: checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p
configure:1992: result: /bin/mkdir -p
configure:2005: checking for gawk
configure:2021: found /usr/bin/gawk
configure:2032: result: gawk
configure:2043: checking whether make sets $(MAKE)
configure:2064: result: yes
configure:2261: checking build system type
configure:2279: result: i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
configure:2301: checking host system type
configure:2316: result: i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
configure:2541: checking for gcc
configure:2557: found /usr/bin/gcc
configure:2568: result: gcc
configure:2806: checking for C compiler version
configure:2813: gcc --version >&5
gcc (GCC) 4.2.3 (Ubuntu 4.2.3-2ubuntu7)
Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

configure:2816: $? = 0
configure:2823: gcc -v >&5
Using built-in specs.
Target: i486-linux-gnu
Configured with: ../src/configure -v --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++,treelang --prefix=/usr --enable-shared --with-system-zlib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --without-included-gettext --enable-threads=posix --enable-nls --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/4.2 --program-suffix=-4.2 --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-objc-gc --enable-mpfr --enable-targets=all --enable-checking=release --build=i486-linux-gnu --host=i486-linux-gnu --target=i486-linux-gnu
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.2.3 (Ubuntu 4.2.3-2ubuntu7)
configure:2826: $? = 0
configure:2833: gcc -V >&5
gcc: '-V' option must have argument
configure:2836: $? = 1
configure:2859: checking for C compiler default output file name
configure:2886: gcc -I../common conftest.c >&5
/usr/bin/ld: crt1.o: No such file: No such file or directory
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
configure:2889: $? = 1
configure:2927: result:
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h. */
| #define PACKAGE_NAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
| #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| #define PACKAGE "tor"
| #define VERSION "0.2.1.4-alpha"
| #define ENABLE_CELL_POOL 1
| #define ENABLE_BUF_FREELISTS 1
| #define ENABLE_THREADS 1
| /* end confdefs.h. */
|
| int
| main ()
| {
|
| ;
| return 0;
| }
configure:2934: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

## ---------------- ##
## Cache variables. ##
## ---------------- ##

ac_cv_build=i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
ac_cv_env_CC_set=
ac_cv_env_CC_value=
ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_CPP_set=
ac_cv_env_CPP_value=
ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_LIBS_set=
ac_cv_env_LIBS_value=
ac_cv_env_build_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_build_alias_value=
ac_cv_env_host_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_host_alias_value=
ac_cv_env_target_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_target_alias_value=
ac_cv_host=i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
ac_cv_path_install='/usr/bin/install -c'
ac_cv_path_mkdir=/bin/mkdir
ac_cv_prog_AWK=gawk
ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_CC=gcc
ac_cv_prog_make_make_set=yes

## ----------------- ##
## Output variables. ##
## ----------------- ##

ACLOCAL='${SHELL} /home/doodle/.tork/tor-0.2.1.4-alpha/missing --run aclocal-1.10'
AMDEPBACKSLASH=''
AMDEP_FALSE=''
AMDEP_TRUE=''
AMTAR='${SHELL} /home/doodle/.tork/tor-0.2.1.4-alpha/missing --run tar'
AUTOCONF='${SHELL} /home/doodle/.tork/tor-0.2.1.4-alpha/missing --run autoconf'
AUTOHEADER='${SHELL} /home/doodle/.tork/tor-0.2.1.4-alpha/missing --run autoheader'
AUTOMAKE='${SHELL} /home/doodle/.tork/tor-0.2.1.4-alpha/missing --run automake-1.10'
AWK='gawk'
BINDIR=''
BUILD_NT_SERVICES_FALSE=''
BUILD_NT_SERVICES_TRUE=''
CC='gcc'
CCDEPMODE=''
CFLAGS=''
CONFDIR=''
CPP=''
CPPFLAGS=' -I../common'
CYGPATH_W='echo'
DEFS=''
DEPDIR=''
ECHO_C=''
ECHO_N='-n'
ECHO_T=''
EGREP=''
EXEEXT=''
GREP=''
INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
INSTALL_PROGRAM='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_SCRIPT='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM='$(install_sh) -c -s'
LDFLAGS=''
LIBOBJS=''
LIBS=''
LOCALSTATEDIR=''
LOGFACILITY=''
LTLIBOBJS=''
MAKEINFO='${SHELL} /home/doodle/.tork/tor-0.2.1.4-alpha/missing --run makeinfo'
OBJEXT=''
PACKAGE='tor'
PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=''
PACKAGE_NAME=''
PACKAGE_STRING=''
PACKAGE_TARNAME=''
PACKAGE_VERSION=''
PATH_SEPARATOR=':'
RANLIB=''
SET_MAKE=''
SHELL='/bin/bash'
STRIP=''
TORGROUP=''
TORUSER=''
TOR_CPPFLAGS_libevent=''
TOR_CPPFLAGS_openssl=''
TOR_CPPFLAGS_zlib=''
TOR_LDFLAGS_libevent=''
TOR_LDFLAGS_openssl=''
TOR_LDFLAGS_zlib=''
TOR_LIB_GDI=''
TOR_LIB_WS32=''
USE_OPENBSD_MALLOC_FALSE=''
USE_OPENBSD_MALLOC_TRUE='#'
VERSION='0.2.1.4-alpha'
ac_ct_CC='gcc'
am__fastdepCC_FALSE=''
am__fastdepCC_TRUE=''
am__include=''
am__isrc=''
am__leading_dot='.'
am__quote=''
am__tar='${AMTAR} chof - "$$tardir"'
am__untar='${AMTAR} xf -'
bindir='${exec_prefix}/bin'
build='i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1'
build_alias=''
build_cpu='i686'
build_os='linux-gnulibc1'
build_vendor='pc'
datadir='${datarootdir}'
datarootdir='${prefix}/share'
docdir='${datarootdir}/doc/${PACKAGE}'
dvidir='${docdir}'
exec_prefix='NONE'
host='i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1'
host_alias=''
host_cpu='i686'
host_os='linux-gnulibc1'
host_vendor='pc'
htmldir='${docdir}'
includedir='${prefix}/include'
infodir='${datarootdir}/info'
install_sh='$(SHELL) /home/doodle/.tork/tor-0.2.1.4-alpha/install-sh'
libdir='${exec_prefix}/lib'
libexecdir='${exec_prefix}/libexec'
localedir='${datarootdir}/locale'
localstatedir='${prefix}/var'
mandir='${datarootdir}/man'
mkdir_p='/bin/mkdir -p'
oldincludedir='/usr/include'
pdfdir='${docdir}'
prefix='NONE'
program_transform_name='s,x,x,'
psdir='${docdir}'
sbindir='${exec_prefix}/sbin'
sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com'
sysconfdir='${prefix}/etc'
target_alias=''

## ----------- ##
## confdefs.h. ##
## ----------- ##

#define PACKAGE_NAME ""
#define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
#define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
#define PACKAGE_STRING ""
#define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
#define PACKAGE "tor"
#define VERSION "0.2.1.4-alpha"
#define ENABLE_CELL_POOL 1
#define ENABLE_BUF_FREELISTS 1
#define ENABLE_THREADS 1

configure: exit 77

The first problem that comes up is:

apt-get install libc6-dev

Will get you past that. Maybe even all the way through.

title bar: libevent
body of error: The installation process finished with an error because it needs a component missing on your system. To correct this, do the following:
1. Download and install the package for your distrobution with the word 'libevent' in its title.
2. retry installation

I thank you for your help in getting me this far but i am unsure what code to type to get the proper version of libevent for hardy.

There's more than one package w/ libevent in it's title, but you probably need:

apt-get install libevent-dev

***** Writing uninstall information...
This is a helper script for Arkollon
Usage: postinstall.sh
--appname APPNAME
--version VERSION
--filelist FILELIST
* [: 49: ==: unexpected operator
* [: 49: ==: unexpected operator
* [: 49: ==: unexpected operator
* [: 49: ==: unexpected operator