[ILUG] Re: checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works... no

[alister waller <awaller@wit.ie>]

thanks, sorted now.
I was missing crt1.o
I needed to install the libc-development stuff.

thanks for the pointers.....

alister

Lars Hecking wrote:

> alister waller writes:
> > I have a small problem that maybe someone could help me with.
> > I get this when I am trying to install programs.
> >
> > loading cache ./config.cache
> > checking for gcc... gcc
> > checking whether the C compiler (gcc  ) works... no
> > configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler
> > cannot create
> > executables.
>
>  Do you have write permission in the compile directory? Have you checked
>  config.log? Are all relevant compiler passes in the same directory as
>  the specs file (gcc -v)?
>
>  If this doesn't help, run
>
>  # sh -x ./configure >configure.log 2>&1
>
>  and check configure.log for errors.
>
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