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hey folks

I am still pretty new at this Linux thing but i have run into a situation that i need assistance. I am trying to install pure-ftp on my Suse Linux 10. I am getting this error while installing the rpm. Here is the config.log for your viewing.

$ ./configure

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

hostname = penguin
uname -m = i686
uname -r = 2.6.13-15.7-default
uname -s = Linux
uname -v = #1 Tue Nov 29 14:32:29 UTC 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: /sbin
PATH: /usr/sbin
PATH: /usr/local/sbin
PATH: /opt/kde3/sbin
PATH: /opt/gnome/sbin
PATH: /root/bin
PATH: /usr/local/bin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /usr/X11R6/bin
PATH: /bin
PATH: /usr/games
PATH: /opt/gnome/bin
PATH: /opt/kde3/bin
PATH: /usr/lib/mit/bin
PATH: /usr/lib/mit/sbin

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

configure:1430: checking for a BSD-compatible install
configure:1485: result: /usr/bin/install -c
configure:1496: checking whether build environment is sane
configure:1539: result: yes
configure:1596: checking for gawk
configure:1612: found /usr/bin/gawk
configure:1622: result: gawk
configure:1632: checking whether make sets $(MAKE)
configure:1652: result: yes
configure:1836: checking for a BSD-compatible install
configure:1891: result: /usr/bin/install -c
configure:1943: checking for ranlib
configure:1959: found /usr/bin/ranlib
configure:1970: result: ranlib
configure:2028: checking for gcc
configure:2044: found /usr/bin/gcc
configure:2054: result: gcc
configure:2298: checking for C compiler version
configure:2301: gcc --version </dev/null >&5
gcc (GCC) 4.0.2 20050901 (prerelease) (SUSE Linux)
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:2304: $? = 0
configure:2306: gcc -v </dev/null >&5
Using built-in specs.
Target: i586-suse-linux
Configured with: ../configure --enable-threads=posix --prefix=/usr --with-local-prefix=/usr/local --infodir=/usr/share/info --mandir=/usr/share/man --libdir=/usr/lib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,f95,java,ada --disable-checking --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/4.0.2 --enable-java-awt=gtk --disable-libjava-multilib --with-slibdir=/lib --with-system-zlib --enable-shared --enable-__cxa_atexit --without-system-libunwind --host=i586-suse-linux
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.0.2 20050901 (prerelease) (SUSE Linux)
configure:2309: $? = 0
configure:2311: gcc -V </dev/null >&5
gcc: '-V' option must have argument
configure:2314: $? = 1
configure:2337: checking for C compiler default output file name
configure:2340: gcc conftest.c >&5
/usr/lib/gcc/i586-suse-linux/4.0.2/../../../../i586-suse-linux/bin/ld: crt1.o: No such file: No such file or directory
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
configure:2343: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h. */
|
| #define PACKAGE_NAME "pure-ftpd"
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "pure-ftpd"
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.0.20"
| #define PACKAGE_STRING "pure-ftpd 1.0.20"
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "bugs@pureftpd.org"
| #define PACKAGE "pure-ftpd"
| #define VERSION "1.0.20"
| /* end confdefs.h. */
|
| int
| main ()
| {
|
| ;
| return 0;
| }
configure:2382: 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_CPP_set=
ac_cv_env_CPP_value=
ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_PERL_set=
ac_cv_env_PERL_value=
ac_cv_env_PYTHON_set=
ac_cv_env_PYTHON_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/install -c'
ac_cv_prog_AWK=gawk
ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_CC=gcc
ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_RANLIB=ranlib
ac_cv_prog_make_make_set=yes

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

ACLOCAL='${SHELL} /temp/pure-ftpd-1.0.20/missing --run aclocal-1.8'
ALLOCA=''
AMDEPBACKSLASH=''
AMDEP_FALSE=''
AMDEP_TRUE=''
AMTAR='${SHELL} /temp/pure-ftpd-1.0.20/missing --run tar'
AUTOCONF='${SHELL} /temp/pure-ftpd-1.0.20/missing --run autoconf'
AUTOHEADER='${SHELL} /temp/pure-ftpd-1.0.20/missing --run autoheader'
AUTOMAKE='${SHELL} /temp/pure-ftpd-1.0.20/missing --run automake-1.8'
AWK='gawk'
CC='gcc'
CCDEPMODE=''
CFLAGS=''
CPP=''
CPPFLAGS=''
CYGPATH_W='echo'
DEFS=''
DEPDIR=''
ECHO_C=''
ECHO_N='-n'
ECHO_T=''
EGREP=''
EXEEXT=''
GETLOADAVG_LIBS=''
INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
INSTALL_PROGRAM='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_SCRIPT='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM='${SHELL} $(install_sh) -c -s'
ISODATE='2006-01-17'
KMEM_GROUP=''
LDAP_SSL_LIBS=''
LDFLAGS=''
LIBOBJS=''
LIBS=''
LTLIBOBJS=''
MAKEINFO='${SHELL} /temp/pure-ftpd-1.0.20/missing --run makeinfo'
NEED_SETGID=''
OBJEXT=''
PACKAGE='pure-ftpd'
PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='bugs@pureftpd.org'
PACKAGE_NAME='pure-ftpd'
PACKAGE_STRING='pure-ftpd 1.0.20'
PACKAGE_TARNAME='pure-ftpd'
PACKAGE_VERSION='1.0.20'
PATH_SEPARATOR=':'
PERL=''
PYTHON=''
RANLIB='ranlib'
RENDEZVOUS_LDADD=''
SET_MAKE=''
SHELL='/bin/sh'
STRIP=''
VERSION='1.0.20'
ac_ct_CC='gcc'
ac_ct_RANLIB='ranlib'
ac_ct_STRIP=''
am__fastdepCC_FALSE=''
am__fastdepCC_TRUE=''
am__include=''
am__leading_dot='.'
am__quote=''
bindir='${exec_prefix}/bin'
build_alias=''
certfile=''
datadir='${prefix}/share'
exec_prefix='NONE'
host_alias=''
includedir='${prefix}/include'
infodir='${prefix}/info'
install_sh='/temp/pure-ftpd-1.0.20/install-sh'
libdir='${exec_prefix}/lib'
libexecdir='${exec_prefix}/libexec'
localstatedir='${prefix}/var'
mandir='${prefix}/man'
mkdir_p='mkdir -p -- .'
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 "pure-ftpd"
#define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "bugs@pureftpd.org"
#define PACKAGE_NAME "pure-ftpd"
#define PACKAGE_STRING "pure-ftpd 1.0.20"
#define PACKAGE_TARNAME "pure-ftpd"
#define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.0.20"
#define VERSION "1.0.20"

configure: exit 77

Sorry for the long post...

bebeslb