[Bug-wget] Configure freezes when checking C compiler.

[Sullivan, George E.]

Hello all,
 
Tech stuff first:
Compiling wget 1.12    Solaris 5.8     Sparc sun4u
(Let me know if you want other info)
 
Early on in my run of configure the process stops at:
 
"checking for C compiler default output file name..."
 
Any ideas what might be causing this?  The last few lines of the config log are:
 
configure:3253: gcc --version  >&5
Using builtin specs.
gcc version 2.95.1 19990816 (release)
configure:3268 $? = 0
configure:3275: gcc -V >&5
gcc argument to '-V' is missing
configure:3279: $? = 1
configure 3302: checking for compiler default output filename
configure:3324 gcc -o a.out conftest.c  >&5
 
That is where things stop.
 
Thanks