title: configure: error: C++ compiler cannot create executables
body: <p>I am trying to install Robocup simulator from <a href="https://sourceforge.net/projects/sserver/?source=typ_redirect" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://sourceforge.net/projects/sserver/?source=typ_redirect</a> . As mentioned in the README file in the folder to build it I have to execute /.configure but I get this error. </p>
  
  <pre><code>saurabh@saurabh-GL502VM:~/intelligent_systems/project/rcssserver-15.3.0$ ./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... no
  checking for mawk... mawk
  checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
  checking whether make supports nested variables... yes
  checking for g++... no
  checking for c++... no
  checking for gpp... no
  checking for aCC... no
  checking for CC... no
  checking for cxx... no
  checking for cc++... no
  checking for cl.exe... no
  checking for FCC... no
  checking for KCC... no
  checking for RCC... no
  checking for xlC_r... no
  checking for xlC... no
  checking whether the C++ compiler works... no
  configure: error: in `/home/saurabh/intelligent_systems/project/rcssserver-15.3.0':
  configure: error: C++ compiler cannot create ex
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Now when I checked my g++ compiler. </p>
  
  <pre><code>saurabh@saurabh-GL502VM:~/intelligent_systems/project/rcssserver-15.3.0$ g++ -v
  The program 'g++' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
  sudo apt install g++
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But when I tried to install g++ compilier I got this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>saurabh@saurabh-GL502VM:~/intelligent_systems/project/rcssserver-15.3.0$ sudo apt install g++
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  g++ is already the newest version (4:5.3.1-1ubuntu1).
  The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
    cpp-4.8 libcloog-isl4 xserver-xorg-legacy
  Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
  0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 7 not upgraded.
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Now, what should I do to install the the simulator? Thanks! </p>