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greengrocer 07-05-2006 06:32 AM
gcc compiler problem
 
I am trying to configure ALSA, when I type in:

sh configure --with-cards=hda-intel --with-sequencer=yes --with-oss=yes

I get the following error:

checking for gcc... /usr/bin/gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name... configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.


Does anybody know what causes this?

raskin 07-05-2006 06:57 AM
first, you post config.log
second, you can read it yourself and find the error near the end - and try to understand it
third, you can try to compile some hello world like

int main() {return 0;}

with gcc - and post errors. Maybe you need to install gcc

greengrocer 07-05-2006 07:42 AM
Sorry, I still a bit of a noob. I wasnt sure where to find config.log and then I found it.

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 2.59. Invocation command line was

$ configure --with-cards=hda-intel --with-sequencer=yes --with-oss=yes

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

hostname = linuxbox
uname -m = i686
uname -r = 2.6.12-9-386
uname -s = Linux
uname -v = #1 Mon Oct 10 13:14:36 BST 2005

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

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

PATH: /usr/local/sbin
PATH: /usr/local/bin
PATH: /usr/sbin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /sbin
PATH: /bin
PATH: /usr/bin/X11


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

configure:1369: checking for gcc
configure:1395: result: gcc
configure:1639: checking for C compiler version
configure:1642: gcc --version </dev/null >&5
gcc (GCC) 4.0.2 20050808 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.0.1-4ubuntu9)
Copyright (C) 2005 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:1645: $? = 0
configure:1647: gcc -v </dev/null >&5
Using built-in specs.
Target: i486-linux-gnu
Configured with: ../src/configure -v --enable-languages=c,c++,java,f95,objc,ada,treelang --prefix=/usr --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/4.0.2 --enable-shared --with-system-zlib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --enable-nls --without-included-gettext --enable-threads=posix --program-suffix=-4.0 --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-libstdcxx-allocator=mt --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-java-gc=boehm --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-gtk-cairo --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.4.2-gcj-4.0-1.4.2.0/jre --enable-mpfr --disable-werror --enable-checking=release i486-linux-gnu
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.0.2 20050808 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.0.1-4ubuntu9)
configure:1650: $? = 0
configure:1652: gcc -V </dev/null >&5
gcc: '-V' option must have argument
configure:1655: $? = 1
configure:1678: checking for C compiler default output file name
configure:1681: gcc conftest.c >&5
/usr/bin/ld: crt1.o: No such file: No such file or directory
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
configure:1684: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h. */
|
| #define PACKAGE_NAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
| #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| /* end confdefs.h. */
|
| int
| main ()
| {
|
| ;
| return 0;
| }
configure:1723: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

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configure: exit 77


It say it cant find a file ctrl.o. Why wouldnmt I have that file?

raskin 07-06-2006 01:10 AM
Well, crt1.o is a necessary part of binary created by gcc (it is low level start-up code no one would want to write in each program). Maybe you have broken gcc or binutils installation. Do you have /usr/lib/crt1.o ? If not, try reinstalling gcc, I guess.

greengrocer 07-06-2006 05:09 AM
Thanks raskin, your post placed a little more light as to the problem.

Strange, Ubuntu doesn't include everything you need to compile C programs it would seem so...

I did an 'apt-get install build-essentials'

which seems to have got me to the next problem. I get the following error in my config.log:

hostname = linuxbox
uname -m = i686
uname -r = 2.6.12-9-386
uname -s = Linux
uname -v = #1 Mon Oct 10 13:14:36 BST 2005

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

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

PATH: /usr/local/sbin
PATH: /usr/local/bin
PATH: /usr/sbin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /sbin
PATH: /bin
PATH: /usr/bin/X11


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

configure:1369: checking for gcc
configure:1395: result: /usr/bin/gcc
configure:1639: checking for C compiler version
configure:1642: /usr/bin/gcc --version </dev/null >&5
gcc (GCC) 4.0.2 20050808 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.0.1-4ubuntu9)
Copyright (C) 2005 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:1645: $? = 0
configure:1647: /usr/bin/gcc -v </dev/null >&5
Using built-in specs.
Target: i486-linux-gnu
Configured with: ../src/configure -v --enable-languages=c,c++,java,f95,objc,ada,treelang --prefix=/usr --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/4.0.2 --enable-shared --with-system-zlib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --enable-nls --without-included-gettext --enable-threads=posix --program-suffix=-4.0 --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-libstdcxx-allocator=mt --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-java-gc=boehm --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-gtk-cairo --with-java-home=/usr/lib/jvm/java-1.4.2-gcj-4.0-1.4.2.0/jre --enable-mpfr --disable-werror --enable-checking=release i486-linux-gnu
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.0.2 20050808 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.0.1-4ubuntu9)
configure:1650: $? = 0
configure:1652: /usr/bin/gcc -V </dev/null >&5
gcc: '-V' option must have argument
configure:1655: $? = 1
configure:1678: checking for C compiler default output file name
configure:1681: /usr/bin/gcc conftest.c >&5
configure:1684: $? = 0
configure:1730: result: a.out
configure:1735: checking whether the C compiler works
configure:1741: ./a.out
configure: line 1742: ./a.out: Permission denied
configure:1744: $? = 126
configure:1753: error: cannot run C compiled programs.
If you meant to cross compile, use `--host'.
See `config.log' for more details.

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It looks like it is trying to run a.out using the command ./a.out

Which is interesting because i have noticed that I cannot ./<foo> I have to use sh <foo> instead.

Why would this be? can this be overcome by editing my etc/passwd file?

raskin 07-06-2006 05:20 AM
1. Ubuntu is not meant as a distribution optimal for anyone with a wish to understand what's going on - or compile something. It is meant to spread Linux and GNU OS for users.

2. To be able to run something with ./<name>, it must have enabled execution bit. man chmod, man ls.

3. If gcc produces executables with execution bit unset, it is installed incorrectly (to be more exact, binutils are). Unfortunately I don't know how to fix debian-based Ubuntu... And what happens when you chmod a+x a.out and run it by ./a.out? (theoretically can be dangerous.. in case of having valuable data in your user dir recommended to do - of course - by user, and even not the one you are ordinarily logged in as) What says 'echo $?' after it?


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