Compiling problems: cannot find crt1.o

configure: error: cannot run C compiled programs

[Proftpd-user] Re: configure: error: cannot run C compiled programs
From: malena rios <malena.rios@us...> - 2003-08-27 22:45:24
 Well inf firts email I wrote:

> Hi!
>
> I have a trouble when I try to compile the  proftpd-1.2.8.tar.gz.
> My server is a Linux RedHat 8.0, and it has installed.
>
> glibc-2.2.93-5   glibc-devel-2.2.93-5 glibc-common-2.2.93-5 
> glib-1.2.10-8  glibc-kernheaders-2.4-7.20 glibc-utils-2.2.93-5 
> glib2-2.0.6-2
> gcc-g77-3.2-7 gcc-java-3.2-7  gcc-c++-3.2-7  gcc-3.2-7  libgcj-3.2-7 
>  libgcj-devel-3.2-7  pkgconfig-0.12.0-3  jdkgcj-0.2.3-1  libgcc-3.2-7
> gcc-gnat-3.2-7  gconf-editor-0.3-1
>
> but, whe i try to compile proftpd, i obtain the next message.
>
> [root@... proftpd]# sh configure
> checking build system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
> checking host system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
> checking target system type... i686-pc-linux-gnu
> checking for gcc... gcc
> checking for C compiler default output... a.out
> checking whether the C compiler works... configure: error: cannot run 
> C compiled programs.
> If you meant to cross compile, use `--host'.
> See `config.log' for more details.
>
> I want to know the pre requisites that I need to compile and install 
> proftpd with support ldap.
>
> Thanks.
> Malena.
>
Well, I still try to resolve my problem.

My server configurations are:
Linux RedHat 8.0  2.4.19-SGI_XFS_1.2.0 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux

Now, I compiled it whit this command:
sh configure --host=i386-redhat-linux --prefix=/usr/local 
--with-modules=mod_ldap

I did it, because the message error said: " If you meant to cross 
compile, use `--host'."
But, now I have other message:

COMPILATION TIME
.
.
checking for alloca in -lucb... no
checking whether i386-redhat-linux-gcc needs -traditional... no
checking whether setpgrp takes no argument... configure: error: cannot 
check setpgrp when cross compiling

CONFIG.LOG FILE
.

.
configure:1885: checking whether the C compiler works
configure:1891: ./a.out
configure: line 1: ./a.out: Permiso denegado
.
.
configure:12018: result: no
configure:12032: checking whether i386-redhat-linux-gcc needs -traditional
configure:12076: result: no
configure:12083: checking whether setpgrp takes no argument
configure:12089: error: cannot check setpgrp when cross compiling

gcc compile error1

You can do so like this on Debian:

aptitude show libc-dev

Ubuntu:

apt-get install libc-dev

On Ubuntu, if you don't have libc-dev, since I cannot find it on packages.ubuntu.com, you can try installing libc6-dev directly.

Or on Redhat like systems:

    yum install glibc-devel