gcc -static flag throws error

ashwinidubey · 05-04-2015, 02:27 AM

Hi All,

for educational purposes I am trying to build a static linked application and gcc throws error

Code:

gcc -static  first.c -o firstStatic
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lc
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status

Installaiton:
Fedora 20,
ThinkPad X240,
GCC version 4.8.3 20140911 (Red Hat 4.8.3-7),

thankyou for help.

NevemTeve · 05-04-2015, 04:03 AM

You should have a file called /usr/lib/libc.a

sg like this:

Code:

yum install glibc-static