C++ Compiling Error

Heyas,

I just installed Slackware 9.1 on my laptop last night. Today I went to make sure things were working correctly, I tried to compile a simple Hello World application in KDevelop(C++) and I get an error(status 77). I went to the project directory and tried to run ./configure manually. I got this feedback:

* cd /home/tathlyn/Projects/test/debug && CXXFLAGS="-O0 -g3" /home/tathlyn/Projects/test/configure --enable-debug=full
* checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/ginstall -c
* checking whether build environment is sane... yes
* checking for gawk... gawk
* checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
* checking for g++... g++
* checking for C++ compiler default output...
* configure: error: C++ compiler cannot create executables
* See `config.log' for more details.

Is there some C++ plug in for gcc that I need to get? I thought all that was needed was g++ to compile C++ programs. Since I did this install on an older computer, I didnt want to do a full install, so I could save some HD space and it is quite possible I did not install a package that I actually need. I just do not know how to find out if I am missing a package. Perhaps someone else can help me out on this?

Thanks,
Chris

You don't mention if you checked config.log ... could be a permissions problem.

Well, I tried running ./configure manually from both a user and root. Both come up with the same error.

* See `config.log' for more details.

$ cat config.log

and let us know what it says :P

OK. Here is what I get when I do 'cat config.log' (it is quite long).

$ ./configure
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/ginstall -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for g++... g++
checking for C++ compiler default output... configure: error: C++ compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.


$ cat 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 2.57. Invocation command line was

$ ./configure

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

hostname = hermes
uname -m = i686
uname -r = 2.4.22
uname -s = Linux
uname -v = #6 Tue Sep 2 17:43:01 PDT 2003

/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/sbin
PATH: /sbin
PATH: /usr/local/bin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /bin
PATH: /usr/X11R6/bin
PATH: /usr/games
PATH: /opt/www/htdig/bin
PATH: /usr/lib/java/bin
PATH: /usr/lib/java/jre/bin
PATH: /opt/kde/bin
PATH: /usr/lib/qt-3.2.1/bin
PATH: /usr/share/texmf/bin


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

configure:1489: checking for a BSD-compatible install
configure:1543: result: /usr/bin/ginstall -c
configure:1554: checking whether build environment is sane
configure:1597: result: yes
configure:1630: checking for gawk
configure:1646: found /usr/bin/gawk
configure:1656: result: gawk
configure:1666: checking whether make sets $(MAKE)
configure:1686: result: yes
configure:1909: checking for g++
configure:1925: found /usr/bin/g++
configure:1935: result: g++
configure:1951: checking for C++ compiler version
configure:1954: g++ --version </dev/null >&5
g++ (GCC) 3.2.3
Copyright (C) 2002 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:1957: $? = 0
configure:1959: g++ -v </dev/null >&5
Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-slackware-linux/3.2.3/specs
Configured with: ../gcc-3.2.3/configure --prefix=/usr --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --enable-__cxa_atexit --disable-checking --with-gnu-ld --verbose --target=i486-slackware-linux --host=i486-slackware-linux
Thread model: posix
gcc version 3.2.3
configure:1962: $? = 0
configure:1964: g++ -V </dev/null >&5
g++: argument to `-V' missing

configure:1967: $? = 1
configure:1991: checking for C++ compiler default output
configure:1994: g++ conftest.cc >&5
g++: installation problem, cannot exec `as': No such file or directory
configure:1997: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| #line 1970 "configure"
| /* confdefs.h. */
|
| #define PACKAGE_NAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
| #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| #define PACKAGE "test"
| #define VERSION "0.1"
| /* end confdefs.h. */
|
| int
| main ()
| {
|
| ;
| return 0;
| }
configure:2036: error: C++ compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

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

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_CXXCPP_set=
ac_cv_env_CXXCPP_value=
ac_cv_env_CXXFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_CXXFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_CXX_set=
ac_cv_env_CXX_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_path_install='/usr/bin/ginstall -c'
ac_cv_prog_AWK=gawk
ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_CXX=g++
ac_cv_prog_make_make_set=yes

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

ACLOCAL='${SHELL} /home/tathlyn/Projects/test/missing --run aclocal-1.7'
AMDEPBACKSLASH=''
AMDEP_FALSE=''
AMDEP_TRUE=''
AMTAR='${SHELL} /home/tathlyn/Projects/test/missing --run tar'
AUTOCONF='${SHELL} /home/tathlyn/Projects/test/missing --run autoconf'
AUTOHEADER='${SHELL} /home/tathlyn/Projects/test/missing --run autoheader'
AUTOMAKE='${SHELL} /home/tathlyn/Projects/test/missing --run automake-1.7'
AWK='gawk'
CC=''
CCDEPMODE=''
CFLAGS=''
CPPFLAGS=''
CXX='g++'
CXXCPP=''
CXXDEPMODE=''
CXXFLAGS=''
CYGPATH_W='echo'
DEFS=''
DEPDIR=''
ECHO='echo'
ECHO_C=''
ECHO_N='-n'
ECHO_T=''
EGREP=''
EXEEXT=''
INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
INSTALL_PROGRAM='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_SCRIPT='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM='${SHELL} $(install_sh) -c -s'
LDFLAGS=''
LIBOBJS=''
LIBS=''
LIBTOOL=''
LN_S=''
LTLIBOBJS=''
MAKEINFO='${SHELL} /home/tathlyn/Projects/test/missing --run makeinfo'
OBJEXT=''
PACKAGE='test'
PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=''
PACKAGE_NAME=''
PACKAGE_STRING=''
PACKAGE_TARNAME=''
PACKAGE_VERSION=''
PATH_SEPARATOR=':'
RANLIB=''
SET_MAKE=''
SHELL='/bin/sh'
STRIP=''
VERSION='0.1'
ac_ct_CC=''
ac_ct_CXX='g++'
ac_ct_RANLIB=''
ac_ct_STRIP=''
am__fastdepCC_FALSE=''
am__fastdepCC_TRUE=''
am__fastdepCXX_FALSE=''
am__fastdepCXX_TRUE=''
am__include=''
am__leading_dot='.'
am__quote=''
bindir='${exec_prefix}/bin'
build=''
build_alias=''
build_cpu=''
build_os=''
build_vendor=''
datadir='${prefix}/share'
exec_prefix='NONE'
host=''
host_alias=''
host_cpu=''
host_os=''
host_vendor=''
includedir='${prefix}/include'
infodir='${prefix}/info'
install_sh='/home/tathlyn/Projects/test/install-sh'
libdir='${exec_prefix}/lib'
libexecdir='${exec_prefix}/libexec'
localstatedir='${prefix}/var'
mandir='${prefix}/man'
oldincludedir='/usr/include'
prefix='NONE'
program_transform_name='s,x,x,'
sbindir='${exec_prefix}/sbin'
sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com'
sysconfdir='${prefix}/etc'
target_alias=''

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

#define PACKAGE "test"
#define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
#define PACKAGE_NAME ""
#define PACKAGE_STRING ""
#define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
#define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
#define VERSION "0.1"

configure: exit 77


This line stood out to me:
g++: installation problem, cannot exec `as': No such file or directory

I get that when I try to do 'g++ test.cpp' as well. I tried this on my desktop(running Slackware 9.1 also) and it worked without a problem. I am completely stumped. I thought maybe I missed some package that I needed, so I reinstalled Slack on this computer and did a full install(I think atleast) and it still gives me this error. What is annoying me is that it works flawlessly on my desktop where I also have a full install.

-Chris-

I actually got it to work. I was missing the binutils package. I'm not quite sure why it wasn't installed, but I found this topic that pointed me in the right direction:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...e+or+directory

and it works now. Thanks rkef, I probably would have skipped right over the config.log without that hint. :P

-Chris-