[Torcs-users] Torcs Compilation Problem. Can't find libm

First of all, my apologies because I emailed about this same problem a few weeks ago.
The thing is I didn't get very far and pretty much gave up.  
My problem is that the config.log file says it can't find find libm.  I've found "libm.so.6" and "libm-2.15.so" under /lib/i386-linux-gnu.
 - Are they part of the solution?  If so how do I get them in the configure process?
 - Also, how can I use the config.log file myself if there are any problems later?  I don't want to have to use this mailing list everytime I have a problem.

The bigger problem here may be the fact that I'm completely new to ubuntu and this style of computing.  For instance I think I've only just figured out what repositories and dependencies are (I think), so please talk to me like I'm an absolute idiot if you're going to reply :)


This is for a university project so any help would be very much appreciated.

Thanks :)
Charles