--- configure.in.tv	2012-08-02 10:07:41.303904565 +0000
+++ configure.in	2012-08-02 10:08:26.854002828 +0000
@@ -11707,7 +11707,7 @@
 echo "setting up the build environment variables..."
 
 if test -z "$COMPATH"; then
-    AC_MSG_ERROR([No compiler found.])
+    COMPATH=/usr/bin
 fi
 AC_SUBST(COMPATH)