C compiler can't create executables

**GlassFish** · 13-03-2010

Hello ,
I am a new guy to operate the Linux world (Red Hat 8.0 kernal 2.4.18-14 ) and when I would like to be able to use this system but when trying to install almost anything I got different error messages trying to configure.

during running ./configure gives me these errors and it says that a local through auto header is missing and gcc isn't there and neither is cc and I am getting such error :

configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot create executable's.

**Devasis** · 13-03-2010

hey !
You are running with linux (Red hat Linux ) and have you installed the build-essential package,The build-essential is capable to restrict this error.try this one and post me the contents generated by the "config.log".

Now try to use this command as -

Code:

sudo apt-get install build-essential

**Solomon** · 13-03-2010

I think also the same that you need to install the build-essential to get away from this error.If you are getting the same error then you need to take a look on the log file,which type of error it is generating.

If your log file generate this content like -

configure:559: checking for a BSD compatible install
configure:612: checking whether build environment is sane
configure:669: checking whether make sets ${MAKE}
configure:715: checking for working aclocal
configure:728: checking for working autoconf
configure:741: checking for working automake
configure:754: checking for working autoheader
configure:767: checking for working makeinfo
configure:785: checking for gcc
configure:815: checking for cc

Then you can use another utility called libc6-dev g++ gcc which takes the command form as follows -

Code:

apt-get install toolchain-source
apt-get install gcc-4.0

**MrChris-** · 13-03-2010

Hello,
I did a lot of search on the Internet to find the solution related to this error and got something which is quite easy and can help you to restrict the error.

Add the following line into the source:

Code:

n -s /usr/bin/c++ /usr/bin/g++
- Result: ln: "/usr/bin/g++": Filen finns
ln -s /usr/bin/cc /usr/local/bin/gcc
ln -s /usr/bin/c++ /usr/local/bin/g++
ln -s /usr/bin/cc /usr/bin/gcc
- Result: ln: "/usr/bin/gcc": Filen finns

**GlassFish** · 13-03-2010

I installed the gcc but getting some error during installation and implementation,would you tell me the exact way and if you have any possible solution to view this error.

The error demo generated by the source like this -

sudo apt-get install libc6-dev g++ gcc
Password:
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
libc6-dev är redan den senaste versionen.
g++ är redan den senaste versionen.
gcc är redan den senaste versionen.
0 uppgraderade, 0 nyinstallerade, 0 att ta bort och 0 ej uppgraderade.

But ,there is nothing gonna happen after this and having the same problem as before.

**Lillebror** · 13-03-2010

Before executing the above suggested technique by the Solomon and now you are getting the same error then you should try to configure and declare the environmental variables.

You need to define the environmental variable as suggested below to execute the Solomon script.Just define the variable from the prompt using export command -

set the CC vble

$export CC=gcc