error during installation

[rabindrabrj03]

while trying to install anything from command line the following error occurs:

when i try to run ./configure after checking dependencies, it shows this -

C compiler cannot create executables.

how to fix this problem? is there some configuration required in gcc compiler. Using adept or synaptic i have always been able to install a software but i don't why not with command line.

[Rog131]

Re: error during installation

parsing error

You are trying to do what ?

Are you trying to install a .deb package ?

Or are you trying to compile/build an executable and install it ?


About configure (snap from an INSTALL file)

The `configure' shell script attempts to guess correct values for
various system-dependent variables used during compilation. It uses
those values to create a `Makefile' in each directory of the package.
It may also create one or more `.h' files containing system-dependent
definitions. Finally, it creates a shell script `config.status' that
you can run in the future to recreate the current configuration, a file
`config.cache' that saves the results of its tests to speed up
reconfiguring, and a file `config.log' containing compiler output
(useful mainly for debugging `configure')...


The simplest way to compile this package is:

1. `cd' to the directory containing the package's source code and type
`./configure' to configure the package for your system. If you're
using `csh' on an old version of System V, you might need to type
`sh ./configure' instead to prevent `csh' from trying to execute
`configure' itself.

Running `configure' takes a while. While running, it prints some
messages telling which features it is checking for.

2. Type `make' to compile the package.

3. Type `make install' to install the programs and any data files and
documentation...

Links:

> FAQ: Installing from source
> Repositories/Kubuntu
> How to install ANYTHING in Ubuntu!
> Installing Software in Ubuntu
> AdeptHowto (Kubuntu default package manager)
> Synaptic Package Manager (Ubuntu default package manager)
> FAQ: Package Managers

[rabindrabrj03]

Re: error during installation

i was trying to install mysql-5 from the source code.
it came in .tar.gz package. i un-tarred it
and then tried to run ./configure. then this error occured which i have mentioned above:

c compiler cannot create executables.

i hope this much information is sufficient to figure out what must have gone wrong.

[Rog131]

Re: error during installation

Do you have "build-essential" installed ?

If you have - could you post more information, what it exactly says when you type ./configure and what is in the config.log. You can attach text files in the "Additional Options".


Search with the: "c compiler cannot create executables" reveals:

> C compiler cannot create executables
> "C compiler cannot create executables" how do i fix it?
> error: C compiler cannot create executables - Ubuntu (Solution)
+ lot of more...

[rabindrabrj03]

Re: error during installation

thanks for the support
i didn't have build-essential installed, so I installed it.