i started an 'emerge -U world' after not having run it for quite some time.
part of the way through, emerge died trying to install gawk (i think). after
this happened, i started getting errors relating to libstdc++.so.5 not being
found. i got this problem fixed by creating a link to the new dir to match the
'/etc/ld.so.conf' listing. i could have just added another line, but i didn't.

but now, when trying to run 'emerge -U system', the first package fails with :

checking for C compiler default output... configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

!!! ERROR: sys-apps/gawk-3.1.3-r1 failed.
!!! Function src_compile, Line 42, Exitcode 77
!!! (no error message)

and when i try to 'emerge gcc', i get :

Created "Makefile" in /var/tmp/portage/gcc-3.3.2-r5/work/build using "mt-frag"
Could not run/locate "gcc"
*** The command '/usr/bin/gcc -o conftest -O2 -mcpu=i686 -pipe conftest.c' failed.
*** You must set the environment variable CC to a working compiler.

!!! ERROR: sys-devel/gcc-3.3.2-r5 failed.
!!! Function src_compile, Line 405, Exitcode 1
!!! (no error message)

'echo $CC' outputs 'gcc'. i even tried setting CC to '/usr/bin/gcc' and it
still didn't work. i'm not able to compile a simple c program. i get :

$ gcc -o hello hello.c
Could not run/locate "gcc"
$

i don't know what else to try. any help on this is greatly appreciated.

downtime null wrote:
> i started an 'emerge -U world' after not having run it for quite some time.
> part of the way through, emerge died trying to install gawk (i think). after
> this happened, i started getting errors relating to libstdc++.so.5 not being
> found. i got this problem fixed by creating a link to the new dir to match the
> '/etc/ld.so.conf' listing. i could have just added another line, but i didn't.
>
> but now, when trying to run 'emerge -U system', the first package fails with :
>
> checking for C compiler default output... configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
> See `config.log' for more details.
>
> !!! ERROR: sys-apps/gawk-3.1.3-r1 failed.
> !!! Function src_compile, Line 42, Exitcode 77
> !!! (no error message)
>
> and when i try to 'emerge gcc', i get :
>
> Created "Makefile" in /var/tmp/portage/gcc-3.3.2-r5/work/build using "mt-frag"
> Could not run/locate "gcc"
> *** The command '/usr/bin/gcc -o conftest -O2 -mcpu=i686 -pipe conftest.c' failed.
> *** You must set the environment variable CC to a working compiler.
>
> !!! ERROR: sys-devel/gcc-3.3.2-r5 failed.
> !!! Function src_compile, Line 405, Exitcode 1
> !!! (no error message)
>
> 'echo $CC' outputs 'gcc'. i even tried setting CC to '/usr/bin/gcc' and it
> still didn't work. i'm not able to compile a simple c program. i get :
>
> $ gcc -o hello hello.c
> Could not run/locate "gcc"
> $
>
> i don't know what else to try. any help on this is greatly appreciated.

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On 2004-02-25, Ben Measures <saint_abroadremove@removehotmail.com> wrote:
> downtime null wrote:
>> i started an 'emerge -U world' after not having run it for quite some time.
>> part of the way through, emerge died trying to install gawk (i think). after
>> this happened, i started getting errors relating to libstdc++.so.5 not being
>> found. i got this problem fixed by creating a link to the new dir to match the
>> '/etc/ld.so.conf' listing. i could have just added another line, but i didn't.
>>
>> but now, when trying to run 'emerge -U system', the first package fails with :
>>
>> checking for C compiler default output... configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
>> See `config.log' for more details.
>>
>> !!! ERROR: sys-apps/gawk-3.1.3-r1 failed.
>> !!! Function src_compile, Line 42, Exitcode 77
>> !!! (no error message)
>>
>> and when i try to 'emerge gcc', i get :
>>
>> Created "Makefile" in /var/tmp/portage/gcc-3.3.2-r5/work/build using "mt-frag"
>> Could not run/locate "gcc"
>> *** The command '/usr/bin/gcc -o conftest -O2 -mcpu=i686 -pipe conftest.c' failed.
>> *** You must set the environment variable CC to a working compiler.
>>
>> !!! ERROR: sys-devel/gcc-3.3.2-r5 failed.
>> !!! Function src_compile, Line 405, Exitcode 1
>> !!! (no error message)
>>
>> 'echo $CC' outputs 'gcc'. i even tried setting CC to '/usr/bin/gcc' and it
>> still didn't work. i'm not able to compile a simple c program. i get :
>>
>> $ gcc -o hello hello.c
>> Could not run/locate "gcc"
>> $
>>
>> i don't know what else to try. any help on this is greatly appreciated.
>
> # etc-update
> # env-update && source /etc/profile
>
> You might also need to
> # python-updater
>

i ran the first 2 commands and i still get the same error. i don't have
python-updater on my system.

downtime null <downtime@do.not.spam.this.address.downtimenull.co m> writes:

> ...when trying to run 'emerge -U system', the first package fails with :
>
> checking for C compiler default output... configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
> See `config.log' for more details...

Yechh! I have also seen this, but unfortunately I cannot remember what
the problem was.

Can you look through config.log for any messages connected with the
compiler. Be aware that the config.log may contain many harmless
error messages about unrelated things. The 'configure' program is
always in charge of finding which things 'work' and which things
'don't work', so expect many error messages which have nothing to
do with your problem.

downtime null wrote:

> i started an 'emerge -U world' after not having run it for quite some
> time. part of the way through, emerge died trying to install gawk (i
> think). after this happened, i started getting errors relating to
> libstdc++.so.5 not being found. i got this problem fixed by creating a
> link to the new dir to match the '/etc/ld.so.conf' listing. i could
> have just added another line, but i didn't.
>
> but now, when trying to run 'emerge -U system', the first package
> fails with :
>
> checking for C compiler default output... configure: error: C compiler
> cannot create executables See `config.log' for more details.

as root, run the command ldconfig and see if it helps.

This was a problem with a recent update of gcc.
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On 2004-02-25, Leif B. Kristensen <junkmail@solumslekt.org> wrote:
> downtime null wrote:
>
>> i started an 'emerge -U world' after not having run it for quite some
>> time. part of the way through, emerge died trying to install gawk (i
>> think). after this happened, i started getting errors relating to
>> libstdc++.so.5 not being found. i got this problem fixed by creating a
>> link to the new dir to match the '/etc/ld.so.conf' listing. i could
>> have just added another line, but i didn't.
>>
>> but now, when trying to run 'emerge -U system', the first package
>> fails with :
>>
>> checking for C compiler default output... configure: error: C compiler
>> cannot create executables See `config.log' for more details.
>
> as root, run the command ldconfig and see if it helps.
>
> This was a problem with a recent update of gcc.

running ldconfig doesn't help.

where would i find the config.log?

downtime null <downtime@do.not.spam.this.address.downtimenull.co m> writes:

> On 2004-02-25, Leif B. Kristensen <junkmail@solumslekt.org> wrote:
> > downtime null wrote:
> >
> >> i started an 'emerge -U world' after not having run it for quite some
> >> time. part of the way through, emerge died trying to install gawk (i
> >> think). after this happened, i started getting errors relating to
> >> libstdc++.so.5 not being found. i got this problem fixed by creating a
> >> link to the new dir to match the '/etc/ld.so.conf' listing. i could
> >> have just added another line, but i didn't.
> >>
> >> but now, when trying to run 'emerge -U system', the first package
> >> fails with :
> >>
> >> checking for C compiler default output... configure: error: C compiler
> >> cannot create executables See `config.log' for more details.
> >
> > as root, run the command ldconfig and see if it helps.
> >
> > This was a problem with a recent update of gcc.
>
> running ldconfig doesn't help.
>
> where would i find the config.log?

It varies depending on the operating system. For gentoo, look in:
/var/tmp/portage/<packagename>/work/<packagename>/

If in doubt, you can do this:

# find /var/tmp/portage -name config.log

and just look at any files that show up.

On 2004-02-26, walt <wa1ter@hotmail.com> wrote:
> downtime null <downtime@do.not.spam.this.address.downtimenull.co m> writes:
>
>> On 2004-02-25, Leif B. Kristensen <junkmail@solumslekt.org> wrote:
>> > downtime null wrote:
>> >
>> >> i started an 'emerge -U world' after not having run it for quite some
>> >> time. part of the way through, emerge died trying to install gawk (i
>> >> think). after this happened, i started getting errors relating to
>> >> libstdc++.so.5 not being found. i got this problem fixed by creating a
>> >> link to the new dir to match the '/etc/ld.so.conf' listing. i could
>> >> have just added another line, but i didn't.
>> >>
>> >> but now, when trying to run 'emerge -U system', the first package
>> >> fails with :
>> >>
>> >> checking for C compiler default output... configure: error: C compiler
>> >> cannot create executables See `config.log' for more details.
>> >
>> > as root, run the command ldconfig and see if it helps.
>> >
>> > This was a problem with a recent update of gcc.
>>
>> running ldconfig doesn't help.
>>
>> where would i find the config.log?
>
> It varies depending on the operating system. For gentoo, look in:
> /var/tmp/portage/<packagename>/work/<packagename>/
>
> If in doubt, you can do this:
>
> # find /var/tmp/portage -name config.log
>
> and just look at any files that show up.

okay. here's the problem... but i can't imagine what the solution might be.

(from config.log)

configure:2158: gcc --version </dev/null >&5
Could not run/locate "gcc"
configure:2161: $? = 1
configure:2163: gcc -v </dev/null >&5
Could not run/locate "gcc"
configure:2166: $? = 1
configure:2168: gcc -V </dev/null >&5
Could not run/locate "gcc"
configure:2171: $? = 1
configure:2195: checking for C compiler default output
configure:2198: gcc -O2 -mcpu=i686 -pipe conftest.c >&5
Could not run/locate "gcc"
configure:2201: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| #line 2174 "configure"
| /* confdefs.h. */
|
| #define PACKAGE_NAME "GNU Awk"
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "gawk"
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION "3.1.3"
| #define PACKAGE_STRING "GNU Awk 3.1.3"
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "bug-gawk@gnu.org"
| #define PACKAGE "gawk"
| #define VERSION "3.1.3"
| /* end confdefs.h. */
|
| int
| main ()
| {
|
| ;
| return 0;
| }
configure:2240: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

On 2004-02-26, walt <wa1ter@hotmail.com> wrote:
> downtime null <downtime@do.not.spam.this.address.downtimenull.co m> writes:
>
>> On 2004-02-25, Leif B. Kristensen <junkmail@solumslekt.org> wrote:
>> > downtime null wrote:
>> >
>> >> i started an 'emerge -U world' after not having run it for quite some
>> >> time. part of the way through, emerge died trying to install gawk (i
>> >> think). after this happened, i started getting errors relating to
>> >> libstdc++.so.5 not being found. i got this problem fixed by creating a
>> >> link to the new dir to match the '/etc/ld.so.conf' listing. i could
>> >> have just added another line, but i didn't.
>> >>
>> >> but now, when trying to run 'emerge -U system', the first package
>> >> fails with :
>> >>
>> >> checking for C compiler default output... configure: error: C compiler
>> >> cannot create executables See `config.log' for more details.
>> >
>> > as root, run the command ldconfig and see if it helps.
>> >
>> > This was a problem with a recent update of gcc.
>>
>> running ldconfig doesn't help.
>>
>> where would i find the config.log?
>
> It varies depending on the operating system. For gentoo, look in:
> /var/tmp/portage/<packagename>/work/<packagename>/
>
> If in doubt, you can do this:
>
> # find /var/tmp/portage -name config.log
>
> and just look at any files that show up.

i just made a rather interesting observation. i compared the listing for gcc
on this computer (Gentoo; the one i'm having trouble with) with the listing on
another computer (RedHat; gcc works).

Gentoo :
# ls -l /usr/bin/gcc
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 7204 Dec 21 14:18 /usr/bin/gcc

RedHat :
# ls -l /usr/bin/gcc
-rwxr-xr-x 2 root root 80644 Feb 25 2003 /usr/bin/gcc

you may notice a slight difference in size (~73k!). i think this may very well
be the root of my troubles, but how do i fix it? i can't reinstall gcc without
a working install of gcc!

So anyway, it was like, 10:04 CET Feb 27 2004, you know? Oh, and, yeah,
downtime null was all like, "Dude,

> configure:2158: gcc --version </dev/null >&5
> Could not run/locate "gcc"

Have you tried running gcc-config? I'm assuming your recent update
included a new glibc as well as gcc? This is always a dicey operation,
and should be done in small steps.

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