GCC does not work under Anaconda and Virtualenv

Question

I am trying to install a python packages that uses gcc to compile it. I can install it using sudo but not under a VirtualEnv or under Anaconda. I am trying to install it using pip. The error that I get is:

error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1

Googling it I found that the usual solution is to install python-dev but I already have it installed.I am using Ubuntu 12.10 64 bits.

Any clues on this?

Answer 1

I could identify the source of my problem and solve it.

The gcc that I was using was not the one from the system, but from another software (MESA). I was sourcing MESA from my .bashrc and MESA carries a version of gcc with it. And that was the reason of the conflict. After removing the sourcing part from the bashrc and restarting the shell, gcc return to work.