emerde help...

[frostyllama]

hi, whenever i try to download a package through emerde i get an error:

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


i feel pretty stupid, i've looked for a few hours for the answer and the packages i try to install don't appear to be there, any help is much appreciated.

[kern]

You probably need to install binutils

[frostyllama]

well i compiled and installed binutils then re-installed emerde and i still get the same error, thank you for your help though.

[frostyllama]

im going to update my gcc see if that helps...

[frostyllama]

well this has me stumped... i can install a very limited amount of programs through it a couple of x-11 apps but thats it....


maybe the error needs to be explained more... this is the whole text:

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

!!! Please attach the following file when filing a report to bugs.gentoo.org:
!!! /var/tmp/portage/patch-2.5.9/work/patch-2.5.9/config.log

!!! ERROR: sys-devel/patch-2.5.9 failed.
!!! Function econf, Line 498, Exitcode 0
!!! econf failed
!!! If you need support, post the topmost build error, NOT this status message.


and then the eye catching parts of the log file.....:


configure: failed program was:
| #line 1631 "configure"
| /* confdefs.h. */
|
| #define PACKAGE_NAME "patch"
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "patch"
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION "2.5.9"
| #define PACKAGE_STRING "patch 2.5.9"
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "bug-patch@gnu.org"
| /* end confdefs.h. */
|
| int
| main ()
| {
|
| ;
| return 0;
| }
configure:1697: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

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

#define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "bug-patch@gnu.org"
#define PACKAGE_NAME "patch"
#define PACKAGE_STRING "patch 2.5.9"
#define PACKAGE_TARNAME "patch"
#define PACKAGE_VERSION "2.5.9"

configure: exit 77