Cannot create executable file

[John Summerfied]

Nguyen Danh Hieu wrote:
> Hello.
> I installed FC4 on my machine and he works normally for a month without any
> problems but recently everytime when I want to compile source some errors
> always happen:
> 
>     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
> 
> 
> and config.log shows:
> 
>          configure:2572: $? = 0
>          configure:2574: gcc -v </dev/null >&5
>          Using built-in specs.
>          Target: i386-redhat-linux
>          Configured with: ../configure --prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/share/man
> --infodir=/
>          Thread model: posix
>          gcc version 4.0.0 20050519 (Red Hat 4.0.0-8)
>          configure:2577: $? = 0
>          configure:2579: gcc -V </dev/null >&5
>          gcc: '-V' option must have argument
>          configure:2582: $? = 1
>          configure:2605: checking for C compiler default output file name
>          configure:2608: gcc     conftest.c  >&5
>          collect2: cannot find 'ld'
>          configure:2611: $? = 1
>          configure: failed program was:
>          | /* confdefs.h.  */
> I always compile programs under root so I  don't understand why cannot

You shouldn't. using an administration account to perform user tasks is 
seldom prudent.

> create executables. Please help me out the problems.
> Thanks

You can't create executables because of the problem giving rise to this 
message:
 >          collect2: cannot find 'ld'

I imagine that of you install all the development tools, including 
binutils, that the problem will be solved.



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