compiling Squid on IRIX 5.3

I am familiar with Squid on Linux, but not with "configure" on IRIX 5.3.
With Squid 1.1.9 I get this:

configure:552: checking host system type
configure:607: checking for gcc
configure:684: checking whether the C compiler (gcc -g) works
configure:698: gcc -o conftest -g conftest.c 1>&5
collect2: cannot find `ld'
configure: failed program was:
#line 694 "configure"
#include "confdefs.h"
main(){return(0);}

I am not sure if this system is complete, regarding compilation tools.

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Marc Delisle                              
Service Informatique                              
Collège de Sherbrooke      
Québec.  819/564-6223