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Old 02-05-2008, 06:49 AM   #1
vennaas
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configure: error: C preprocessor "/lib/cpp" fails sanity check


Hi,

While installing any software using tarball i am getting the following error,please help me to resolve this error


[root@rhel-1 rancid-2.3.2a6]# ./configure
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/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 gmake... /usr/bin/gmake
checking whether /usr/bin/gmake sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name... a.out
checking whether the C compiler works... yes
checking whether we are cross compiling... no
checking for suffix of executables...
checking for suffix of object files... o
checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler... yes
checking whether gcc accepts -g... yes
checking for gcc option to accept ISO C89... none needed
checking for style of include used by /usr/bin/gmake... GNU
checking dependency style of gcc... gcc3
checking for function prototypes... yes
checking how to run the C preprocessor... /lib/cpp
configure: error: C preprocessor "/lib/cpp" fails sanity check
See `config.log' for more details.


config.log


This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.

It was created by configure, which was
generated by GNU Autoconf 2.60. Invocation command line was

$ ./configure

## --------- ##
## Platform. ##
## --------- ##

hostname = rhel-1
uname -m = i686
uname -r = 2.6.9-42.ELsmp
uname -s = Linux
uname -v = #1 SMP Wed Jul 12 23:27:17 EDT 2006

/usr/bin/uname -p = unknown
/bin/uname -X = unknown

/bin/arch = i686
/usr/bin/arch -k = unknown
/usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown
/usr/bin/hostinfo = unknown
/bin/machine = unknown
/usr/bin/oslevel = unknown
/bin/universe = unknown

PATH: /usr/kerberos/sbin
PATH: /usr/kerberos/bin
PATH: /usr/local/sbin
PATH: /usr/local/bin
PATH: /sbin
PATH: /bin
PATH: /usr/sbin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /usr/X11R6/bin
PATH: /usr/java/jdk1.5.0_08/bin
PATH: /root/bin


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

configure:1791: checking for a BSD-compatible install
configure:1847: result: /usr/bin/install -c
configure:1858: checking whether build environment is sane
configure:1901: result: yes
configure:1929: checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p
configure:1968: result: /bin/mkdir -p
configure:1981: checking for gawk
configure:1997: found /bin/gawk
configure:2008: result: gawk
configure:2019: checking whether make sets $(MAKE)
configure:2040: result: yes
configure:2227: checking for gmake
configure:2245: found /usr/bin/gmake
configure:2258: result: /usr/bin/gmake
configure:2316: checking whether /usr/bin/gmake sets $(MAKE)
configure:2337: result: yes
configure:2396: checking for gcc
configure:2412: found /usr/bin/gcc
configure:2423: result: gcc
configure:2661: checking for C compiler version
configure:2668: gcc --version >&5
gcc (GCC) 3.4.6 20060404 (Red Hat 3.4.6-3)
Copyright (C) 2006 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:2671: $? = 0
configure:2678: gcc -v >&5
Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/3.4.6/specs
Configured with: ../configure --prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --disable-checking --with-system-zlib --enable-__cxa_atexit --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-java-awt=gtk --host=i386-redhat-linux
Thread model: posix
gcc version 3.4.6 20060404 (Red Hat 3.4.6-3)
configure:2681: $? = 0
configure:2688: gcc -V >&5
gcc: `-V' option must have argument
configure:2691: $? = 1
configure:2714: checking for C compiler default output file name
configure:2741: gcc conftest.c >&5
configure:2744: $? = 0
configure:2790: result: a.out
configure:2795: checking whether the C compiler works
configure:2805: ./a.out
configure:2808: $? = 0
configure:2825: result: yes
configure:2832: checking whether we are cross compiling
configure:2834: result: no
configure:2837: checking for suffix of executables
configure:2844: gcc -o conftest conftest.c >&5
configure:2847: $? = 0
configure:2871: result:
configure:2877: checking for suffix of object files
configure:2903: gcc -c conftest.c >&5
configure:2906: $? = 0
configure:2929: result: o
configure:2933: checking whether we are using the GNU C compiler
configure:2962: gcc -c conftest.c >&5
configure:2968: $? = 0
configure:2975: test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" || test ! -s conftest.err
configure:2978: $? = 0
configure:2985: test -s conftest.o
configure:2988: $? = 0
configure:3002: result: yes
configure:3007: checking whether gcc accepts -g
configure:3037: gcc -c -g conftest.c >&5
configure:3043: $? = 0
configure:3050: test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" || test ! -s conftest.err
configure:3053: $? = 0
configure:3060: test -s conftest.o
configure:3063: $? = 0
configure:3193: result: yes
configure:3210: checking for gcc option to accept ISO C89
configure:3284: gcc -c -g -O2 conftest.c >&5
configure:3290: $? = 0
configure:3297: test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" || test ! -s conftest.err
configure:3300: $? = 0
configure:3307: test -s conftest.o
configure:3310: $? = 0
configure:3330: result: none needed
configure:3359: checking for style of include used by /usr/bin/gmake
configure:3387: result: GNU
configure:3412: checking dependency style of gcc
configure:3503: result: gcc3
configure:3518: checking for function prototypes
configure:3521: result: yes
configure:3544: checking how to run the C preprocessor
configure:3584: gcc -E conftest.c
In file included from /usr/include/bits/posix1_lim.h:153,
from /usr/include/limits.h:144,
from /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/3.4.6/include/limits.h:122,
from /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/3.4.6/include/syslimits.h:7,
from /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/3.4.6/include/limits.h:11,
from conftest.c:11:
/usr/include/bits/local_lim.h:36:26: linux/limits.h: No such file or directory
configure:3590: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h. */
| #define PACKAGE_NAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
| #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| #define PROTOTYPES 1
| #define __PROTOTYPES 1
| /* end confdefs.h. */
| #ifdef __STDC__
| # include <limits.h>
| #else
| # include <assert.h>
| #endif
| Syntax error
configure:3584: gcc -E conftest.c
In file included from /usr/include/bits/posix1_lim.h:153,
from /usr/include/limits.h:144,
from /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/3.4.6/include/limits.h:122,
from /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/3.4.6/include/syslimits.h:7,
from /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/3.4.6/include/limits.h:11,
from conftest.c:11:
/usr/include/bits/local_lim.h:36:26: linux/limits.h: No such file or directory
configure:3590: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h. */
| #define PACKAGE_NAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
| #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| #define PROTOTYPES 1
| #define __PROTOTYPES 1
| /* end confdefs.h. */
| #ifdef __STDC__
| # include <limits.h>
| #else
| # include <assert.h>
| #endif
| Syntax error
configure:3584: gcc -E -traditional-cpp conftest.c
In file included from /usr/include/features.h:319,
from /usr/include/assert.h:36,
from conftest.c:13:
/usr/include/sys/cdefs.h:31: #error "You need a ISO C conforming compiler to use the glibc headers"
configure:3590: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h. */
| #define PACKAGE_NAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
| #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| #define PROTOTYPES 1
| #define __PROTOTYPES 1
| /* end confdefs.h. */
| #ifdef __STDC__
| # include <limits.h>
| #else
| # include <assert.h>
| #endif
| Syntax error
configure:3584: gcc -E -traditional-cpp conftest.c
In file included from /usr/include/features.h:319,
from /usr/include/assert.h:36,
from conftest.c:13:
/usr/include/sys/cdefs.h:31: #error "You need a ISO C conforming compiler to use the glibc headers"
configure:3590: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h. */
| #define PACKAGE_NAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
| #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| #define PROTOTYPES 1
| #define __PROTOTYPES 1
| /* end confdefs.h. */
| #ifdef __STDC__
| # include <limits.h>
| #else
| # include <assert.h>
| #endif
| Syntax error
configure:3584: /lib/cpp conftest.c
In file included from /usr/include/bits/posix1_lim.h:153,
from /usr/include/limits.h:144,
from /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/3.4.6/include/limits.h:122,
from /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/3.4.6/include/syslimits.h:7,
from /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/3.4.6/include/limits.h:11,
from conftest.c:11:
/usr/include/bits/local_lim.h:36:26: linux/limits.h: No such file or directory
configure:3590: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h. */
| #define PACKAGE_NAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
| #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| #define PROTOTYPES 1
| #define __PROTOTYPES 1
| /* end confdefs.h. */
| #ifdef __STDC__
| # include <limits.h>
| #else
| # include <assert.h>
| #endif
| Syntax error
configure:3584: /lib/cpp conftest.c
In file included from /usr/include/bits/posix1_lim.h:153,
from /usr/include/limits.h:144,
from /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/3.4.6/include/limits.h:122,
from /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/3.4.6/include/syslimits.h:7,
from /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/3.4.6/include/limits.h:11,
from conftest.c:11:
/usr/include/bits/local_lim.h:36:26: linux/limits.h: No such file or directory
configure:3590: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h. */
| #define PACKAGE_NAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
| #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| #define PROTOTYPES 1
| #define __PROTOTYPES 1
| /* end confdefs.h. */
| #ifdef __STDC__
| # include <limits.h>
| #else
| # include <assert.h>
| #endif
| Syntax error
configure:3674: result: /lib/cpp
configure:3703: /lib/cpp conftest.c
In file included from /usr/include/bits/posix1_lim.h:153,
from /usr/include/limits.h:144,
from /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/3.4.6/include/limits.h:122,
from /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/3.4.6/include/syslimits.h:7,
from /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/3.4.6/include/limits.h:11,
from conftest.c:11:
/usr/include/bits/local_lim.h:36:26: linux/limits.h: No such file or directory
configure:3709: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h. */
| #define PACKAGE_NAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
| #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| #define PROTOTYPES 1
| #define __PROTOTYPES 1
| /* end confdefs.h. */
| #ifdef __STDC__
| # include <limits.h>
| #else
| # include <assert.h>
| #endif
| Syntax error
configure:3703: /lib/cpp conftest.c
In file included from /usr/include/bits/posix1_lim.h:153,
from /usr/include/limits.h:144,
from /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/3.4.6/include/limits.h:122,
from /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/3.4.6/include/syslimits.h:7,
from /usr/lib/gcc/i386-redhat-linux/3.4.6/include/limits.h:11,
from conftest.c:11:
/usr/include/bits/local_lim.h:36:26: linux/limits.h: No such file or directory
configure:3709: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h. */
| #define PACKAGE_NAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
| #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| #define PROTOTYPES 1
| #define __PROTOTYPES 1
| /* end confdefs.h. */
| #ifdef __STDC__
| # include <limits.h>
| #else
| # include <assert.h>
| #endif
| Syntax error
configure:3785: error: C preprocessor "/lib/cpp" fails sanity check
See `config.log' for more details.

## ---------------- ##
## Cache variables. ##
## ---------------- ##

ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu=yes
ac_cv_env_CC_set=
ac_cv_env_CC_value=
ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_CPP_set=
ac_cv_env_CPP_value=
ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_build_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_build_alias_value=
ac_cv_env_host_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_host_alias_value=
ac_cv_env_target_alias_set=
ac_cv_env_target_alias_value=
ac_cv_objext=o
ac_cv_path_MAKE=/usr/bin/gmake
ac_cv_path_install='/usr/bin/install -c'
ac_cv_path_mkdir=/bin/mkdir
ac_cv_prog_AWK=gawk
ac_cv_prog_CPP=/lib/cpp
ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_CC=gcc
ac_cv_prog_cc_c89=
ac_cv_prog_cc_g=yes
ac_cv_prog_make__usr_bin_gmake_set=yes
ac_cv_prog_make_make_set=yes
am_cv_CC_dependencies_compiler_type=gcc3

## ----------------- ##
## Output variables. ##
## ----------------- ##

ACLOCAL='${SHELL} /usr/local/rancid/tar/rancid-2.3.2a6/missing --run aclocal-1.10'
ADMINMAILPLUS=''
AMDEPBACKSLASH='\'
AMDEP_FALSE='#'
AMDEP_TRUE=''
AMTAR='${SHELL} /usr/local/rancid/tar/rancid-2.3.2a6/missing --run tar'
ANSI2KNR=''
AUTOCONF='${SHELL} /usr/local/rancid/tar/rancid-2.3.2a6/missing --run autoconf'
AUTOHEADER='${SHELL} /usr/local/rancid/tar/rancid-2.3.2a6/missing --run autoheader'
AUTOMAKE='${SHELL} /usr/local/rancid/tar/rancid-2.3.2a6/missing --run automake-1.10'
AWK='gawk'
CC='gcc'
CCDEPMODE='depmode=gcc3'
CFLAGS='-g -O2'
COMM=''
CONF_INSTALL_FALSE=''
CONF_INSTALL_TRUE=''
CPP='/lib/cpp'
CPPFLAGS=''
CVS=''
CYGPATH_W='echo'
DEFS=''
DEPDIR='.deps'
DIFF=''
DIFF_CMD=''
DIRNAME=''
ECHO_C=''
ECHO_N='-n'
ECHO_T=''
EGREP=''
ENV_PATH=''
EXEEXT=''
EXPECT_PATH=''
FIND=''
GREP=''
ID=''
INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
INSTALL_PROGRAM='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_SCRIPT='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM='$(install_sh) -c -s'
LDFLAGS=''
LG_PING_CMD=''
LIBOBJS=''
LIBS=''
LTLIBOBJS=''
MAILPLUS=''
MAKE='/usr/bin/gmake'
MAKEINFO='${SHELL} /usr/local/rancid/tar/rancid-2.3.2a6/missing --run makeinfo'
MKDIR=''
MK_LCLSTATEDIR_FALSE=''
MK_LCLSTATEDIR_TRUE=''
OBJEXT='o'
PACKAGE='rancid'
PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=''
PACKAGE_NAME=''
PACKAGE_STRING=''
PACKAGE_TARNAME=''
PACKAGE_VERSION=''
PATH_SEPARATOR=':'
PERLV=''
PERLV_PATH=''
PING_PATH=''
RCSSYS=''
RSH=''
SENDMAIL=''
SET_MAKE=''
SHELL='/bin/sh'
SORT=''
SSH=''
STRIP=''
SVN=''
TAR=''
TELNET=''
TOUCH=''
U=''
VERSION='2.3.2a6'
ac_ct_CC='gcc'
am__fastdepCC_FALSE='#'
am__fastdepCC_TRUE=''
am__include='include'
am__isrc=''
am__leading_dot='.'
am__quote=''
am__tar='${AMTAR} chof - "$$tardir"'
am__untar='${AMTAR} xf -'
bindir='${exec_prefix}/bin'
build_alias=''
datadir='${datarootdir}'
datarootdir='${prefix}/share'
docdir='${datarootdir}/doc/${PACKAGE}'
dvidir='${docdir}'
exec_prefix='NONE'
host_alias=''
htmldir='${docdir}'
includedir='${prefix}/include'
infodir='${datarootdir}/info'
install_sh='$(SHELL) /usr/local/rancid/tar/rancid-2.3.2a6/install-sh'
libdir='${exec_prefix}/lib'
libexecdir='${exec_prefix}/libexec'
localedir='${datarootdir}/locale'
localstatedir='${prefix}/var'
mandir='${datarootdir}/man'
mkdir_p='/bin/mkdir -p'
oldincludedir='/usr/include'
pdfdir='${docdir}'
prefix='NONE'
program_transform_name='s,x,x,'
psdir='${docdir}'
sbindir='${exec_prefix}/sbin'
sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com'
sysconfdir='${prefix}/etc'
target_alias=''

## ----------- ##
## confdefs.h. ##
## ----------- ##

#define PACKAGE_NAME ""
#define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
#define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
#define PACKAGE_STRING ""
#define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
#define PROTOTYPES 1
#define __PROTOTYPES 1

configure: exit 1



OS Details

[root@rhel-1 rancid-2.3.2a6]# uname -a
Linux rhel-1 2.6.9-42.ELsmp #1 SMP Wed Jul 12 23:27:17 EDT 2006 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
 
Old 02-06-2008, 05:21 PM   #2
cetialphav
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It looks like this is the problem:

/usr/include/bits/local_lim.h:36:26: linux/limits.h: No such file or directory

On my Fedora system, linux/limits.h is provided by the kernel-headers rpm.

Code:
[todd@hobbes hw2]$ rpm -qf /usr/include/linux/limits.h
kernel-headers-2.6.23.14-107.fc8
You should probably check to see if that is installed.
 
  


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