Cannot build HPLIP on RHEL7.5

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation release 7.5 (Maipo)
gcc-c++-4.8.5-28.el7_5.1.x86_64

Using hplip-3.18.6.run file, it runs until the "BUILD AND INSTALL" step and then fails:

BUILD AND INSTALL
-----------------
Running './configure --with-hpppddir=/usr/share/cups/model/HP --libdir=/usr/lib64 --prefix=/usr --enable-qt4 --disable-qt5 --enable-doc-build --enable-cups-ppd-install --disable-foomatic-drv-install --enable-libusb01_build --disable-foomatic-ppd-install --disable-hpijs-install --disable-class-driver --disable-udev_sysfs_rules --disable-policykit --disable-cups-drv-install --enable-hpcups-install --enable-network-build --enable-dbus-build --enable-scan-build --enable-fax-build'
Please wait, this may take several minutes... error: Configure failed with error: General/unknown error
error: output = checking for a BSD-compatible install... /bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... checking for a BSD-compatible install... /bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... /bin/mkdir -p
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for g++... g++
checking whether the C++ compiler works... no
configure: error: in `/tmp/hplip/hplip-3.18.6':
configure: error: C++ compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details

Some additional details from config.log:

## ----------- ##
## Core tests. ##
## ----------- ##

configure:2663: checking for a BSD-compatible install
configure:2731: result: /bin/install -c
configure:2742: checking whether build environment is sane
configure:2792: result: yes
configure:2933: checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p
configure:2972: result: /bin/mkdir -p
configure:2985: checking for gawk
configure:3001: found /bin/gawk
configure:3012: result: gawk
configure:3023: checking whether make sets $(MAKE)
configure:3045: result: yes
configure:3216: checking for g++
configure:3232: found /bin/g++
configure:3243: result: g++
configure:3270: checking for C++ compiler version
configure:3279: g++ --version >&5
g++ (GCC) 4.8.5 20150623 (Red Hat 4.8.5-28)
Copyright (C) 2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

configure:3290: $? = 0
configure:3279: g++ -v >&5
Using built-in specs.
COLLECT_GCC=g++
COLLECT_LTO_WRAPPER=/usr/libexec/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/4.8.5/lto-wrapper
Target: x86_64-redhat-linux
Configured with: ../configure --prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info --with-b
ugurl=http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla --enable-bootstrap --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --
enable-checking=release --with-system-zlib --enable-__cxa_atexit --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enab
le-gnu-unique-object --enable-linker-build-id --with-linker-hash-style=gnu --enable-languages=c,c++,ob
jc,obj-c++,java,fortran,ada,go,lto --enable-plugin --enable-initfini-array --disable-libgcj --with-isl
=/builddir/build/BUILD/gcc-4.8.5-20150702/obj-x86_64-redhat-linux/isl-install --with-cloog=/builddir/b
uild/BUILD/gcc-4.8.5-20150702/obj-x86_64-redhat-linux/cloog-install --enable-gnu-indirect-function --w
ith-tune=generic --with-arch_32=x86-64 --build=x86_64-redhat-linux
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.8.5 20150623 (Red Hat 4.8.5-28) (GCC)
configure:3290: $? = 0
configure:3279: g++ -V >&5
g++: error: unrecognized command line option '-V'
g++: fatal error: no input files
compilation terminated.
configure:3290: $? = 4
configure:3279: g++ -qversion >&5
g++: error: unrecognized command line option '-qversion'
g++: fatal error: no input files
compilation terminated.
configure:3290: $? = 4
configure:3310: checking whether the C++ compiler works
configure:3332: g++ conftest.cpp >&5
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux/4.8.5/libstdc++.so: error adding symbols: File format not recognized
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
configure:3336: $? = 1
configure:3374: result: no
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h */
| #define PACKAGE_NAME "HP Linux Imaging and Printing"
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "hplip"
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION "3.18.6"
| #define PACKAGE_STRING "HP Linux Imaging and Printing 3.18.6"
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "3.18.6"
| #define PACKAGE_URL ""
| #define PACKAGE "hplip"
| #define VERSION "3.18.6"
| /* end confdefs.h. */
|
| int
| main ()
| {
|
| ;
| return 0;
| }
configure:3379: error: in `/tmp/hplip/hplip-3.18.6':
configure:3381: error: C++ compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details