Hello all,

I'm having problems configuring nagios. I downloaded the program, untar'd it, then ran ./configure like I am supposed to.

Btw, this is nagios 2.1 for those who may want to know. My c compiler is gcc. Slackware linux 10.2

This is where the problem lies, I get the error --->

configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

I attached the log, as you can already see, hope it helps. I would like someone tell me why this is happening not just the fix for the problem.

charlie r



-------------------------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 2.59. Invocation command line was

$ ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/nagios --with-htmurl=/nagios/ --with-nagios-user=nagios --with-nagios-group=nagios

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

hostname = macbre
uname -m = i686
uname -r = 2.4.31
uname -s = Linux
uname -v = #6 Sun Jun 5 19:04:47 PDT 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/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/bin


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

configure:1356: checking for a BSD-compatible install
configure:1411: result: /usr/bin/ginstall -c
configure:1430: checking build system type
configure:1448: result: i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld
configure:1456: checking host system type
configure:1470: result: i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld
configure:1525: checking for gcc
configure:1541: found /usr/bin/gcc
configure:1551: result: gcc
configure:1795: checking for C compiler version
configure:1798: gcc --version </dev/null >&5
gcc (GCC) 3.3.6
Copyright (C) 2003 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:1801: $? = 0
configure:1803: gcc -v </dev/null >&5
Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-slackware-linux/3.3.6/specs
Configured with: ../gcc-3.3.6/configure --prefix=/usr --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --enable-__cxa_atexit --disable-checking
Thread model: posix
gcc version 3.3.6
configure:1806: $? = 0
configure:1808: gcc -V </dev/null >&5
gcc: `-V' option must have argument
configure:1811: $? = 1
configure:1834: checking for C compiler default output file name
configure:1837: gcc conftest.c >&5
gcc: installation problem, cannot exec `as': No such file or directory
configure:1840: $? = 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:1879: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

## ---------------- ##
## Cache variables. ##
## ---------------- ##
ac_cv_build=i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld
ac_cv_build_alias=i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld
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_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_host=i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld
ac_cv_host_alias=i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld
ac_cv_path_install='/usr/bin/ginstall -c'
ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_CC=gcc

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

BASEEXTRALIBS=''
BROKERLIBS=''
BROKER_H=''
BROKER_LDFLAGS=''
BROKER_O=''
CC='gcc'
CFLAGS=''
CGIEXTRAS=''
COMMAND_OPTS=''
CPP=''
CPPFLAGS=''
DEFS=''
ECHO_C=''
ECHO_N='-n'
ECHO_T=''
EGREP=''
EXEEXT=''
GDLIBS=''
INITDIR=''
INSTALL='/usr/bin/ginstall -c'
INSTALLPERLSTUFF=''
INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
INSTALL_OPTS=''
INSTALL_PROGRAM='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_SCRIPT='${INSTALL}'
LDFLAGS=''
LIBOBJS=''
LIBS=''
LTLIBOBJS=''
MAIL_PROG=''
MOD_CFLAGS=''
MOD_LDFLAGS=''
OBJEXT=''
PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=''
PACKAGE_NAME=''
PACKAGE_STRING=''
PACKAGE_TARNAME=''
PACKAGE_VERSION=''
PACKDIR=''
PATH_SEPARATOR=':'
PATH_TO_TRACEROUTE=''
PERL=''
PERLDIR=''
PERLLIBS=''
PERLXSI_O=''
SET_MAKE=''
SHELL='/bin/sh'
SNPRINTF_O=''
SOCKETLIBS=''
STRIP=''
THREADLIBS=''
VERSION=''
XCDC=''
XCDH=''
XDDC=''
XDDH=''
XODC=''
XODH=''
XPDC=''
XPDH=''
XRDC=''
XRDH=''
XSDC=''
XSDH=''
ac_ct_CC='gcc'
bindir='${exec_prefix}/bin'
build='i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld'
build_alias=''
build_cpu='i686'
build_os='linux-gnuoldld'
build_vendor='pc'
cgiurl=''
command_grp=''
command_user=''
datadir='${prefix}/share'
exec_prefix='NONE'
host='i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld'
host_alias=''
host_cpu='i686'
host_os='linux-gnuoldld'
host_vendor='pc'
htmurl=''
includedir='${prefix}/include'
infodir='${prefix}/info'
init_dir=''
libdir='${exec_prefix}/lib'
libexecdir='${exec_prefix}/libexec'
localstatedir='${prefix}/var'
lockfile=''
mandir='${prefix}/man'
nagios_grp=''
nagios_name=''
nagios_user=''
nagiostats_name=''
oldincludedir='/usr/include'
prefix='/usr/local/nagios'
program_transform_name='s,x,x,'
sbindir='${exec_prefix}/sbin'
sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com'
sysconfdir='${prefix}/etc'
target_alias=''

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

#define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
#define PACKAGE_NAME ""
#define PACKAGE_STRING ""
#define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
#define PACKAGE_VERSION ""

configure: exit 77

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Firstly, "gcc -V </dev/null >&5" is insane
Did you looked at the 1879th string in configure?
Generally this is a bad configure script and should be amended, be encouraged to report a bug. Meantime pay an attention to the pointed string.

Thanks for the reply. I unfortunately am not sure exactly what it should be. Or even how to get around this. I saw the error, but don't know what to do about it, or even how or why it got there. Sorry I'm an amateur.

output?

Hello all,

I'm having problems configuring nagios. I downloaded the program, untar'd it, then ran ./configure like I am supposed to.

Btw, this is nagios 2.1 for those who may want to know. My c compiler is gcc. Slackware linux 10.2

This is where the problem lies, I get the error --->

configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

I attached the log, as you can already see, hope it helps. I would like someone tell me why this is happening not just the fix for the problem.




-------------------------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 2.59. Invocation command line was

$ ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/nagios --with-htmurl=/nagios/ --with-nagios-user=nagios --with-nagios-group=nagios

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

hostname = macbre
uname -m = i686
uname -r = 2.4.31
uname -s = Linux
uname -v = #6 Sun Jun 5 19:04:47 PDT 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/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/bin


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

configure:1356: checking for a BSD-compatible install
configure:1411: result: /usr/bin/ginstall -c
configure:1430: checking build system type
configure:1448: result: i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld
configure:1456: checking host system type
configure:1470: result: i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld
configure:1525: checking for gcc
configure:1541: found /usr/bin/gcc
configure:1551: result: gcc
configure:1795: checking for C compiler version
configure:1798: gcc --version </dev/null >&5
gcc (GCC) 3.3.6
Copyright (C) 2003 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:1801: $? = 0
configure:1803: gcc -v </dev/null >&5
Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-slackware-linux/3.3.6/specs
Configured with: ../gcc-3.3.6/configure --prefix=/usr --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --enable-__cxa_atexit --disable-checking
Thread model: posix
gcc version 3.3.6
configure:1806: $? = 0
configure:1808: gcc -V </dev/null >&5
gcc: `-V' option must have argument
configure:1811: $? = 1
configure:1834: checking for C compiler default output file name
configure:1837: gcc conftest.c >&5
gcc: installation problem, cannot exec `as': No such file or directory
configure:1840: $? = 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:1879: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

## ---------------- ##
## Cache variables. ##
## ---------------- ##
ac_cv_build=i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld
ac_cv_build_alias=i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld
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_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_host=i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld
ac_cv_host_alias=i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld
ac_cv_path_install='/usr/bin/ginstall -c'
ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_CC=gcc

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

BASEEXTRALIBS=''
BROKERLIBS=''
BROKER_H=''
BROKER_LDFLAGS=''
BROKER_O=''
CC='gcc'
CFLAGS=''
CGIEXTRAS=''
COMMAND_OPTS=''
CPP=''
CPPFLAGS=''
DEFS=''
ECHO_C=''
ECHO_N='-n'
ECHO_T=''
EGREP=''
EXEEXT=''
GDLIBS=''
INITDIR=''
INSTALL='/usr/bin/ginstall -c'
INSTALLPERLSTUFF=''
INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
INSTALL_OPTS=''
INSTALL_PROGRAM='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_SCRIPT='${INSTALL}'
LDFLAGS=''
LIBOBJS=''
LIBS=''
LTLIBOBJS=''
MAIL_PROG=''
MOD_CFLAGS=''
MOD_LDFLAGS=''
OBJEXT=''
PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=''
PACKAGE_NAME=''
PACKAGE_STRING=''
PACKAGE_TARNAME=''
PACKAGE_VERSION=''
PACKDIR=''
PATH_SEPARATOR=':'
PATH_TO_TRACEROUTE=''
PERL=''
PERLDIR=''
PERLLIBS=''
PERLXSI_O=''
SET_MAKE=''
SHELL='/bin/sh'
SNPRINTF_O=''
SOCKETLIBS=''
STRIP=''
THREADLIBS=''
VERSION=''
XCDC=''
XCDH=''
XDDC=''
XDDH=''
XODC=''
XODH=''
XPDC=''
XPDH=''
XRDC=''
XRDH=''
XSDC=''
XSDH=''
ac_ct_CC='gcc'
bindir='${exec_prefix}/bin'
build='i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld'
build_alias=''
build_cpu='i686'
build_os='linux-gnuoldld'
build_vendor='pc'
cgiurl=''
command_grp=''
command_user=''
datadir='${prefix}/share'
exec_prefix='NONE'
host='i686-pc-linux-gnuoldld'
host_alias=''
host_cpu='i686'
host_os='linux-gnuoldld'
host_vendor='pc'
htmurl=''
includedir='${prefix}/include'
infodir='${prefix}/info'
init_dir=''
libdir='${exec_prefix}/lib'
libexecdir='${exec_prefix}/libexec'
localstatedir='${prefix}/var'
lockfile=''
mandir='${prefix}/man'
nagios_grp=''
nagios_name=''
nagios_user=''
nagiostats_name=''
oldincludedir='/usr/include'
prefix='/usr/local/nagios'
program_transform_name='s,x,x,'
sbindir='${exec_prefix}/sbin'
sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com'
sysconfdir='${prefix}/etc'
target_alias=''

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

#define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
#define PACKAGE_NAME ""
#define PACKAGE_STRING ""
#define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
#define PACKAGE_VERSION ""

configure: exit 77

i also tried to run another configure file for a differnt program. it wasnt able to compile executable either. i imagine that there is something wrong with my compiler? if there is, how would i know rather than guessing what could be wrong?