/lib/cpp not found

kiyoura · 12-12-2008, 10:26 AM

I currently am using slackware 12.1

Recently I tried compiling a program from scratch (xchat 2.8.6) and a few other programs that just would not complete. I looked through all the previous forums involving this problem and all of their solutions did not help me. I have installed all gcc/g++ packages, kernal headers, pkgconfig, etc. I still get this error:

Code:

checking how to run the C++ preprocessor... /lib/cpp
configure: error: C++ preprocessor "/lib/cpp" fails sanity check
See `config.log' for more details.

I then looked inside "config.log" and noticed this:
(counted things that i found)

Code:

1.
configure:6175: /lib/cpp  conftest.cpp
cpp: error trying to exec 'cc1plus': execvp: No such file or directory
2.
configure:6070: g++ -E  conftest.cpp
In file included from conftest.cpp:20:
/usr/include/limits.h:125:26: no include path in which to search for limits.h
configure:6076: $? = 1

After that i then tried to find (find /lib/cpp) /lib/cpp. It showed, but, when i tried to cd into it it wouldn't let me. It said it didn't exist.

If anyone has any ideas, fixes, or information, it would be greatly appreciated.

rworkman · 12-12-2008, 10:41 AM

Make sure you have all of the D/ package series installed.

kiyoura · 12-12-2008, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by rworkman

Make sure you have all of the D/ package series installed.

Is there a way to download them all at once?

bgeddy · 12-12-2008, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Is there a way to download them all at once?

You should have them on your installation media. However this should download the D series packages and PGP sigantures to a directory I've called ~/slackware_12.2_D and install them :

Code:

mkdir ~/slackware_12.2_D
cd ~/slackware_12.2_D
wget -r -nd -A.tgz,.asc http://slackware.osuosl.org/slackware-12.2/slackware/d/
su -c "upgradepkg --install-new *.tgz"

dugan · 12-12-2008, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kiyoura

Is there a way to download them all at once?

bgeddy's correct that the development packages are on your installation media.

However, I think an easier way to download them all at once would be to use an ftp client.

larryhaja · 12-12-2008, 12:28 PM

I had the same error happen to me a few weeks ago when I was trying to compile a program on my Slackware 12.1 box. I had recently removed everything pertaining to the 2.6.24.5 kernel (eg.kernel-sources, kernel-headers, etc.). I did it because I compiled my own custom kernel and it seemed to work w/out any ill effects. Anyways, I downloaded the kernel-headers, kernel-source, and kernel-firmware from slackware-current and this solved my compile problem.

Quote:

After that i then tried to find (find /lib/cpp) /lib/cpp. It showed, but, when i tried to cd into it it wouldn't let me. It said it didn't exist.

/lib/cpp is a symlink to /usr/bin/cpp on my 12.2 box.

kiyoura · 12-15-2008, 11:44 PM

I just checked all my /d packages and the slackware package website. I have all of the /d packages...
So i guess it's another problem.