(SOLVED) can't find limits.h

[awyea]

i'm trying to install yenc and this is the result

tc@box:~/Downloads/yenc-0.3$ python setup.py build
running build
running build_py
running build_ext
building '_yenc' extension
gcc -pthread -fno-strict-aliasing -march=i486 -mtune=i686 -O3 -pipe -DNDEBUG -g -fwrapv -O3 -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -fPIC -I/usr/local/include/python2.7 -c src/_yenc.c -o build/temp.linux-i686-2.7/src/_yenc.o -O2 -g
In file included from /tmp/tcloop/gcc/usr/local/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.6.1/include-fixed/syslimits.h:7:0,
                 from /tmp/tcloop/gcc/usr/local/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.6.1/include-fixed/limits.h:34,
                 from /usr/local/include/python2.7/Python.h:19,
                 from src/_yenc.h:28,
                 from src/_yenc.c:26:
/tmp/tcloop/gcc/usr/local/bin/../lib/gcc/i686-pc-linux-gnu/4.6.1/include-fixed/limits.h:169:61: fatal error: limits.h: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.
error: command 'gcc' failed with exit status 1

the only info i can find on the web is that i dont have the headers installed, which i do. also locate can't find limits.h anywhere. thanks for anyhelp

[Rich]

Hi awyea
Did you install the   compiletc   extension? It should be part of that.

[awyea]

thanks so much that was it