configure: error: C++ compiler cannot create executables
 

i tried to compile aMule with my debian, but i get this problem,
i'm a noob and i just install my debian so there is not a lot of stuffs on it so maybe i need something else, but i dont know what :)

Thks for help.

You don't have a C++ compiler on there. You need to install the gcc-c++ package (while you're at it, install gcc as well if you haven't already). This can probably be done with apt-get, but I'm not sure how you use it.

Compiler can be present.

this can be caused by many problems, as this error is probably meaning that output executable target file cannot be created for some reason.

In my case right now it was caused by wrong compiler parameter.
I use KDevelop for unix (c++ dev tool).

After output "see config.log" I went to look at it; I missed the correct one, as there was one in project directory, which is not the correct one; correct one for me was in /debug/ subdirectory, because I was building Debug target.

inside I searched for the error message, "cannot create executables" and I saw that I was compiling my program with command:
gcc -o target _UNIX -D _UNIX ... something more

problem in my case was the first "_UNIX", which is invalid parameter for compiler. I realized that I have entered it incorrectly into Linker flags in KDevelopment project options. After I removed it everything compiled allright. (second, -D _UNIX is correct, as it specifies something like #define _UNIX for compiler)

So I suggest to see the config.log for your project and find the problem inside it. It can take some time.

mirex, if you look at the output of the configure script:

Why on Earth did you drag up such an old thread?

Hi
sorry for gravedigging, but this was first hit on google when I was looking for "compiler cannot create executables" problem. So I thought that it could help also others, who are looking for solution to this problem.

Thanks Mirex
 

I was getting the same "cannot create executables" error while configuring Sopcast for Ubuntu 7.04.

Is it still the first hit off Google for this error message. :)

In my case I was missing the g++ compiler, and yes, checking config.log is helpful, even if it's not the friendliest thing in the world to read.

If you're on Ubuntu or Debian as the OP is, install the build-essential package, either through Synaptic or with apt-get install build-essential.

Thanks, that was very helpful
 

Hi,

that was very helpful, and I am not sorry for digging it out again, as it is, still, the first hit on Google!

Noha

i have encountered the same problems as the title stated, and the problem was solved...

But the new problem is occur now...
Can anyone tell me what should i do for next??
Thanks

You can install gettext with the package manager or from the command line:

Hi,

Thanks for the help... solved this issue for me.

Solved for me
 

Dear all
Maybe it is too late but i faced this problem today and i solved it by installing g++
sudo apt-get install g++

hope this help any one

Bye

Yep, g++ is one of the things that installing build-essential will install.

getting the compiler in CentOS
 

Hi, thought id share this, as the commands is for Debian, here's the CentOS command to get the compilers:

yum install gcc gcc-c++ kernel-devel

Thanks for the help!!!

ERROR compiling livestatus! checking whether the C++ compiler works... no
 

Error : C++ compiler

checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking for g++... no
checking for c++... no
checking for gpp... no
checking for aCC... no
checking for CC... no
checking for cxx... no
checking for cc++... no
checking for cl.exe... no
checking for FCC... no
checking for KCC... no
checking for RCC... no
checking for xlC_r... no
checking for xlC... no
checking whether the C++ compiler works... no
configure: error: in `/tmp/check_mk-1.2.0p3/livestatus.src':
configure: error: C++ compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details




Solution

[root@skyon check_mk-1.2.0p3]# yum install gcc gcc-c++ kernel-devel
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
Setting up Install Process
Package gcc-4.1.2-48.el5.i386 already installed and latest version
Package kernel-devel-2.6.18-194.el5.i686 already installed and latest version
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package gcc-c++.i386 0:4.1.2-48.el5 set to be updated
--> Processing Dependency: libstdc++-devel = 4.1.2-48.el5 for package: gcc-c++
--> Running transaction check
---> Package libstdc++-devel.i386 0:4.1.2-48.el5 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

==================================================================================================== ====================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
==================================================================================================== ====================================================================
Installing:
gcc-c++ i386 4.1.2-48.el5 base 3.4 M
Installing for dependencies:
libstdc++-devel i386 4.1.2-48.el5 base 2.8 M

Transaction Summary
==================================================================================================== ====================================================================
Install 2 Package(s)
Upgrade 0 Package(s)

Install successfully
Installation completed successfully.
Please restart Nagios and Apache in order to update/active check_mk's web pages.

Thanks

I'm hitting the same error "C++ compiler cannot create executables"
The difference here is I'm using Cygwin on Windows to configure a tarball. G++ is installed.
See below image:
http://imgur.com/a/I3hwg

Check config.log for details

Ya the config.log was pretty useless. Turns on this post on SO had the answer https://stackoverflow.com/questions/...-cygwin-minigw

You probably had some dummy shell named c++ somewhere, but it wasn't a real C++ compiler.