error: C compiler cannot create executables

[Omega430]

I have been having trouble compiling ANYTHING. Anytime I run ./configure for any installation I get the error 'error: C compiler cannot create executables'.
I ran which gcc and what not and it's installed. I am NEW to the Linux World. I am running Fedora Core 1. Is there an environmental variable I need to set? Can I refer to GCC in the path of ./configure?
This is the error log from ProFTPd.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!! Thanks Guys.

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 2.57. Invocation command line was

$ ./configure

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

hostname = test.dualtemp.com
uname -m = i686
uname -r = 2.4.22-1.2115.nptl
uname -s = Linux
uname -v = #1 Wed Oct 29 15:31:21 EST 2003

/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/kerberos/sbin
PATH: /usr/kerberos/bin
PATH: /usr/local/sbin
PATH: /usr/local/bin
PATH: /sbin
PATH: /bin
PATH: /usr/sbin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /usr/X11R6/bin
PATH: /root/bin


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

configure:1397: checking build system type
configure:1415: result: i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
configure:1423: checking host system type
configure:1437: result: i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
configure:1445: checking target system type
configure:1459: result: i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
configure:1533: checking for gcc
configure:1559: result: gcc
configure:1803: checking for C compiler version
configure:1806: gcc --version </dev/null >&5
gcc (GCC) 3.3.2 20031022 (Red Hat Linux 3.3.2-1)
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:1809: $? = 0
configure:1811: gcc -v </dev/null >&5
Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/3.3.2/specs
Configured with: ../configure --prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --disable-checking --with-system-zlib --enable-__cxa_atexit --host=i386-redhat-linux
Thread model: posix
gcc version 3.3.2 20031022 (Red Hat Linux 3.3.2-1)
configure:1814: $? = 0
configure:1816: gcc -V </dev/null >&5
gcc: `-V' option must have argument
configure:1819: $? = 1
configure:1843: checking for C compiler default output
configure:1846: gcc conftest.c >&5
/usr/bin/ld: cannot open crt1.o: No such file or directory
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
configure:1849: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| #line 1822 "configure"
| /* 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:1888: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

## ---------------- ##
## Cache variables. ##
## ---------------- ##

ac_cv_build=i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
ac_cv_build_alias=i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
ac_cv_env_CC_set=set
ac_cv_env_CC_value=gcc
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_LIBS_set=
ac_cv_env_LIBS_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-gnulibc1
ac_cv_host_alias=i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_CC=gcc
ac_cv_target=i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1
ac_cv_target_alias=i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1

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

ADDL_DIRS=''
ALLOCA=''
BINDIR=''
BUILD_MODULE_OBJS=''
CC='gcc'
CFLAGS=''
CPP=''
CPPFLAGS=''
CURSES_LIBS=''
DEFS=''
ECHO_C=''
ECHO_N='-n'
ECHO_T=''
EGREP=''
EXEEXT=''
INCLUDES=''
INSTALL_DATA=''
INSTALL_PROGRAM=''
INSTALL_SCRIPT=''
INSTALL_STRIP=''
LDFLAGS=''
LIBOBJS=''
LIBRARIES=''
LIBS=''
LIB_OBJS=''
LOCALSTATEDIR=''
LTLIBOBJS=''
MODULE_OBJS=''
OBJEXT=''
OSREL='-DLINUX'
OSTYPE=''
PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=''
PACKAGE_NAME=''
PACKAGE_STRING=''
PACKAGE_TARNAME=''
PACKAGE_VERSION=''
PATH_SEPARATOR=':'
RANLIB=''
SBINDIR=''
SET_MAKE=''
SHELL='/bin/sh'
SYSCONFDIR=''
VERSION=''
ac_ct_CC='gcc'
ac_ct_RANLIB=''
bindir='${exec_prefix}/bin'
build='i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1'
build_alias=''
build_cpu='i686'
build_os='linux-gnulibc1'
build_vendor='pc'
datadir='${prefix}/share'
exec_prefix='NONE'
host='i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1'
host_alias=''
host_cpu='i686'
host_os='linux-gnulibc1'
host_vendor='pc'
includedir='${prefix}/include'
infodir='${prefix}/info'
install_group=''
install_user=''
libdir='${exec_prefix}/lib'
libexecdir='${exec_prefix}/libexec'
localstatedir='${prefix}/var'
mandir='${prefix}/man'
oldincludedir='/usr/include'
prefix='NONE'
program_transform_name='s,x,x,'
sbindir='${exec_prefix}/sbin'
sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com'
sysconfdir='${prefix}/etc'
target='i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1'
target_alias=''
target_cpu='i686'
target_os='linux-gnulibc1'
target_vendor='pc'

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

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

configure: exit 77

[Artemis]

Yes you've to install the development tools, you can do this in the package management. In the menu->System Settings->Add/Remove Applications

[Jman]

Or you could get an already compiled Fedora rpm package.

[Omega430]

I have them installed. When I run 'which gcc' I get the response '/usr/bin/gcc' ande when I run which CC I get 'usr/bin/cc'.

Do I need to add a variable that references that? This is really starting to tweak me. HULK MAD!


Thanks Guys!!
Chris

[Jman]

I highly recommend setting up yum.conf like in the FAQ, removing the # in front of the dag entry, and running

yum install proftpd

If you want to compile, I see gcc being found, so that is not a problem.

Attach the part of the config.log file, in the directory that you ran ./configure, that shows the error.

[Omega430]

I have the whole error log listed above in my original message.

[Jman]

Have you tried the "yum install" method I mentioned? RPMs may be easier than compiling.

[Artemis]

/usr/bin/ld: cannot open crt1.o: No such file or directory

I think I found the problem, you need the file crt1.o. I located that file on my machine and I figured out what package you need to install:

rpm -qf /usr/lib/crt1.o
glibc-devel-2.3.3-74

Here's the rpm link, try it and let me know if it worked!!!

[riyakku]

I have come across this problem of "error: C compiler cannot create executables". Later I found that I was compiling as a user and not as a super user. Compiling as a super user did the trick.

HTH

Riyakku