6.1 will not ./configure any program

what is the contents of config.log?

It indicates, that it finds a cc compiler (gcc), but because of some reason, the gcc is not able to compile a small test program.

Maybe some necessary binutils are missing?

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

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

hostname = glenn-desktop
uname -m = i686
uname -r = 2.6.17-11-generic
uname -s = Linux
uname -v = #2 SMP Thu Feb 1 19:52:28 UTC 2007

/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/local/bin
PATH: /usr/sbin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /sbin
PATH: /bin
PATH: /usr/bin/X11
PATH: /usr/games

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

configure:1309: checking for a BSD-compatible install
configure:1364: result: /usr/bin/install -c
configure:1375: checking whether build environment is sane
configure:1418: result: yes
configure:1483: checking for gawk
configure:1512: result: no
configure:1483: checking for mawk
configure:1499: found /usr/bin/mawk
configure:1509: result: mawk
configure:1519: checking whether make sets $(MAKE)
configure:1539: result: yes
configure:1707: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles
configure:1716: result: no
configure:1746: checking for style of include used by make
configure:1774: result: GNU
configure:1845: checking for gcc
configure:1861: found /usr/bin/gcc
configure:1871: result: gcc
configure:2115: checking for C compiler version
configure:2118: gcc --version </dev/null >&5
gcc (GCC) 4.1.2 20060928 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.1.1-13ubuntu5)
Copyright (C) 2006 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:2121: $? = 0
configure:2123: gcc -v </dev/null >&5
Using built-in specs.
Target: i486-linux-gnu
Configured with: ../src/configure -v --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++,treelang --prefix=/usr --enable-shared --with-system-zlib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --without-included-gettext --enable-threads=posix --enable-nls --program-suffix=-4.1 --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-mpfr --enable-checking=release i486-linux-gnu
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.1.2 20060928 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.1.1-13ubuntu5)
configure:2126: $? = 0
configure:2128: gcc -V </dev/null >&5
gcc: '-V' option must have argument
configure:2131: $? = 1
configure:2154: checking for C compiler default output file name
configure:2157: gcc conftest.c >&5
/usr/bin/ld: crt1.o: No such file: No such file or directory
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
configure:2160: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h. */
|
| #define PACKAGE_NAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
| #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| #define PACKAGE "gweled"
| #define VERSION "0.7"
| /* end confdefs.h. */
|
| int
| main ()
| {
|
| ;
| return 0;
| }
configure:2199: 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_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=mawk
ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_CC=gcc
ac_cv_prog_make_make_set=yes

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

ACLOCAL='${SHELL} /home/glenn/games/gweled-0.7/missing --run aclocal-1.9'
AMDEPBACKSLASH='\'
AMDEP_FALSE='#'
AMDEP_TRUE=''
AMTAR='${SHELL} /home/glenn/games/gweled-0.7/missing --run tar'
AUTOCONF='${SHELL} /home/glenn/games/gweled-0.7/missing --run autoconf'
AUTOHEADER='${SHELL} /home/glenn/games/gweled-0.7/missing --run autoheader'
AUTOMAKE='${SHELL} /home/glenn/games/gweled-0.7/missing --run automake-1.9'
AWK='mawk'
CC='gcc'
CCDEPMODE=''
CFLAGS=''
CPP=''
CPPFLAGS=''
CYGPATH_W='echo'
DEFS=''
DEPDIR='.deps'
ECHO_C=''
ECHO_N='-n'
ECHO_T=''
EGREP=''
EXEEXT=''
INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
INSTALL_PROGRAM='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_SCRIPT='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM='${SHELL} $(install_sh) -c -s'
LDFLAGS=''
LIBOBJS=''
LIBS=''
LTLIBOBJS=''
MAINT='#'
MAINTAINER_MODE_FALSE=''
MAINTAINER_MODE_TRUE='#'
MAKEINFO='${SHELL} /home/glenn/games/gweled-0.7/missing --run makeinfo'
OBJEXT=''
PACKAGE='gweled'
PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=''
PACKAGE_CFLAGS=''
PACKAGE_LIBS=''
PACKAGE_NAME=''
PACKAGE_STRING=''
PACKAGE_TARNAME=''
PACKAGE_VERSION=''
PATH_SEPARATOR=':'
PKG_CONFIG=''
SET_MAKE=''
SHELL='/bin/bash'
STRIP=''
VERSION='0.7'
ac_ct_CC='gcc'
ac_ct_STRIP=''
am__fastdepCC_FALSE=''
am__fastdepCC_TRUE=''
am__include='include'
am__leading_dot='.'
am__quote=''
am__tar='${AMTAR} chof - "$$tardir"'
am__untar='${AMTAR} xf -'
bindir='${exec_prefix}/bin'
build_alias=''
datadir='${prefix}/share'
exec_prefix='NONE'
host_alias=''
includedir='${prefix}/include'
infodir='${prefix}/info'
install_sh='/home/glenn/games/gweled-0.7/install-sh'
libdir='${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'
scoredir=''
scores_group=''
scores_user=''
setgid=''
sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com'
sysconfdir='${prefix}/etc'
target_alias=''

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

#define PACKAGE "gweled"
#define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
#define PACKAGE_NAME ""
#define PACKAGE_STRING ""
#define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
#define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
#define VERSION "0.7"

configure: exit 77

ok.. the config.log gives you the clue:

the linker (ld) cannot find a library it needs:

> /usr/bin/ld: crt1.o: No such file: No such file or directory
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

This library and a lot of other important ones for compiling are included in the package libc6-dev. You can either install it with the package manager of your choice of with

    sudo apt-get install libc6-dev

After installation of this you should get passed this step.

This worked for the complier, but now my make command says several lib files not there three I remember are librsvg, libgnomeui-2.0, lib???-2.0 I look in package list and ven searched and these files are not found. I hav eto go to work will attemp to find problem latter

----- Original Message ----
From: Glenn <email address hidden>
To: <email address hidden>
Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 1:11:12 PM
Subject: [Support #3632]: Re: 6.1 will not ./configure any program

Your support request #3632 on Ubuntu changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+ticket/3632

    Status: Answered => Open

You are still having a problem:
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

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

hostname = glenn-desktop
uname -m = i686
uname -r = 2.6.17-11-generic
uname -s = Linux
uname -v = #2 SMP Thu Feb 1 19:52:28 UTC 2007

/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/local/bin
PATH: /usr/sbin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /sbin
PATH: /bin
PATH: /usr/bin/X11
PATH: /usr/games

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

configure:1309: checking for a BSD-compatible install
configure:1364: result: /usr/bin/install -c
configure:1375: checking whether build environment is sane
configure:1418: result: yes
configure:1483: checking for gawk
configure:1512: result: no
configure:1483: checking for mawk
configure:1499: found /usr/bin/mawk
configure:1509: result: mawk
configure:1519: checking whether make sets $(MAKE)
configure:1539: result: yes
configure:1707: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles
configure:1716: result: no
configure:1746: checking for style of include used by make
configure:1774: result: GNU
configure:1845: checking for gcc
configure:1861: found /usr/bin/gcc
configure:1871: result: gcc
configure:2115: checking for C compiler version
configure:2118: gcc --version </dev/null >&5
gcc (GCC) 4.1.2 20060928 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.1.1-13ubuntu5)
Copyright (C) 2006 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:2121: $? = 0
configure:2123: gcc -v </dev/null >&5
Using built-in specs.
Target: i486-linux-gnu
Configured with: ../src/configure -v --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++,treelang --prefix=/usr --enable-shared --with-system-zlib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --without-included-gettext --enable-threads=posix --enable-nls --program-suffix=-4.1 --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-mpfr --enable-checking=release i486-linux-gnu
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.1.2 20060928 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.1.1-13ubuntu5)
configure:2126: $? = 0
configure:2128: gcc -V </dev/null >&5
gcc: '-V' option must have argument
configure:2131: $? = 1
configure:2154: checking for C compiler default output file name
configure:2157: gcc conftest.c >&5
/usr/bin/ld: crt1.o: No such file: No such file or directory
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
configure:2160: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h. */
|
| #define PACKAGE_NAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
| #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| #define PACKAGE "gweled"
| #define VERSION "0.7"
| /* end confdefs.h. */
|
| int
| main ()
| {
|
| ;
| return 0;
| }
configure:2199: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

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

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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=
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ac_cv_prog_AWK=mawk
ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_CC=gcc
ac_cv_prog_make_make_set=yes

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

ACLOCAL='${SHELL} /home/glenn/games/gweled-0.7/missing --run aclocal-1.9'
AMDEPBACKSLASH='\'
AMDEP_FALSE='#'
AMDEP_TRUE=''
AMTAR='${SHELL} /home/glenn/games/gweled-0.7/missing --run tar'
AUTOCONF='${SHELL} /home/glenn/games/gweled-0.7/missing --run autoconf'
AUTOHEADER='${SHELL} /home/glenn/games/gweled-0.7/missing --run autoheader'
AUTOMAKE='${SHELL} /home/glenn/games/gweled-0.7/missing --run automake-1.9'
AWK='mawk'
CC='gcc'
CCDEPMODE=''
CFLAGS=''
CPP=''
CPPFLAGS=''
CYGPATH_W='echo'
DEFS=''
DEPDIR='.deps'
ECHO_C=''
ECHO_N='-n'
ECHO_T=''
EGREP=''
EXEEXT=''
INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
INSTALL_PROGRAM='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_SCRIPT='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM='${SHELL} $(install_sh) -c -s'
LDFLAGS=''
LIBOBJS=''
LIBS=''
LTLIBOBJS=''
MAINT='#'
MAINTAINER_MODE_FALSE=''
MAINTAINER_MODE_TRUE='#'
MAKEINFO='${SHELL} /home/glenn/games/gweled-0.7/missing --run makeinfo'
OBJEXT=''
PACKAGE='gweled'
PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=''
PACKAGE_CFLAGS=''
PACKAGE_LIBS=''
PACKAGE_NAME=''
PACKAGE_STRING=''
PACKAGE_TARNAME=''
PACKAGE_VERSION=''
PATH_SEPARATOR=':'
PKG_CONFIG=''
SET_MAKE=''
SHELL='/bin/bash'
STRIP=''
VERSION='0.7'
ac_ct_CC='gcc'
ac_ct_STRIP=''
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am__fastdepCC_TRUE=''
am__include='include'
am__leading_dot='.'
am__quote=''
am__tar='${AMTAR} chof - "$$tardir"'
am__untar='${AMTAR} xf -'
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datadir='${prefix}/share'
exec_prefix='NONE'
host_alias=''
includedir='${prefix}/include'
infodir='${prefix}/info'
install_sh='/home/glenn/games/gweled-0.7/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='${exec_prefix}/sbin'
scoredir=''
scores_group=''
scores_user=''
setgid=''
sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com'
sysconfdir='${prefix}/etc'
target_alias=''

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

#define PACKAGE "gweled"
#define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
#define PACKAGE_NAME ""
#define PACKAGE_STRING ""
#define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
#define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
#define VERSION "0.7"

configure: exit 77

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librsvg - this is probably the package librsvg2-dev
libgnomeui-2.0 - this seems to be the package libgnomeui-dev
lib???-2.0 - whatever the ??? lib???-dev.

Maybe it is easier to check in the description explaining the dependencies for all the necessary packages that need to be installed.

You should install always the *-dev packages since they include the necessary library and header files.

Hi,

I have a problem while installing Squid in my system, can anyone help me get a solution on this.

root@rproxy-desktop:~/ramya/squid-2.7.STABLE6# ./configure
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for gawk... no
checking for mawk... mawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles... no
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output file name...
configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.
root@rproxy-desktop:~/ramya/squid-2.7.STABLE6#

@ Ramya Rajakumar the original question was asked 2007-02-11 by Glenn

So please....

Don't append a new question on a already answered or marked as solved question.
Please make new question from here: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+addquestion
you will get better chance to get right answer on a fresh tagged "open" question.
Solved or answered questions are usually not read from answering people.

Thank you