[texhax] small help

Bahl, Vipan (London) Vipan_Bahl at ml.com
Wed Jun 27 18:05:17 CEST 2007


Hi

		I am trying to install dvipng on my unix machine but get
the following error can you please help 

		bash-3.00$ ./configure
		checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
		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.


		Log file output - 

		This file contains any messages produced by compilers
while
		running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a
mistake.

		It was created by dvipng configure 1.9, which was
		generated by GNU Autoconf 2.60.  Invocation command line
was

		  $ ./configure 

		## --------- ##
		## Platform. ##
		## --------- ##

		hostname = mhs-apps4025-q
		uname -m = x86_64
		uname -r = 2.6.9-42.0.2.ELsmp
		uname -s = Linux
		uname -v = #1 SMP Thu Aug 17 17:57:31 EDT 2006

		/usr/bin/uname -p = unknown
		/bin/uname -X     = unknown

		/bin/arch              = x86_64
		/usr/bin/arch -k       = unknown
		/usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown
		/usr/bin/hostinfo      = unknown
		/bin/machine           = unknown
		/usr/bin/oslevel       = unknown
		/bin/universe          = unknown

		PATH: /efs/dist/fsf/gcc/4.1.1/exec/bin
		PATH: /usr/kerberos/bin
		PATH: /usr/bin
		PATH: /bin
		PATH: /usr/sbin
		PATH: /sbin
		PATH: /opt/quest/bin
		PATH: /usr/X11R6/bin
		PATH: /opt/VRTS/bin


		## ----------- ##
		## Core tests. ##
		## ----------- ##

		configure:1743: checking whether make sets $(MAKE)
		configure:1764: result: yes
		configure:1821: checking for gcc
		configure:1848: result: gcc
		configure:2086: checking for C compiler version
		configure:2093: gcc --version >&5
		gcc (GCC) 4.1.1
		Copyright (C) 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
		This is free software; see the source for copying
conditions.  There is NO
		warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

		configure:2096: $? = 0
		configure:2103: gcc -v >&5
		Using built-in specs.
		Target: i686-pc-linux-gnu
		Configured with:
/efs/dev/fsf/gcc/4.1.1-ml09/src/gcc/distro/configure
--prefix=/efs/dist/fsf/gcc/4.1.1-ml09/.exec/x86-32.linux.2.6
--exec-prefix=/efs/dist/fsf/gcc/4.1.1-ml09/.exec/x86-32.linux.2.6
--enable-shared --target=i686-pc-linux-gnu --build=i686-pc-linux-gnu
--host=i686-pc-linux-gnu --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,fortran
--disable-checking --enable-rpath --enable-threads=posix
--enable-__cxa_atexit
--with-as=/efs/dist/fsf/gcc/4.1.1-ml09/.exec/x86-32.linux.2.6/bin/as
--with-gnu-as
--with-ld=/efs/dist/fsf/gcc/4.1.1-ml09/.exec/x86-32.linux.2.6/bin/ld
--with-gnu-ld
--with-gmp=/efs/dist/fsf/gmp/4.2.1-ml06/.exec/x86-32.linux.2.6
--with-mpfr=/efs/dist/fsf/mpfr/2.2.1-ml03/.exec/x86-32.linux.2.6
		Thread model: posix
		gcc version 4.1.1
		configure:2106: $? = 0
		configure:2113: gcc -V >&5
		gcc: '-V' option must have argument
		configure:2116: $? = 1
		configure:2139: checking for C compiler default output
file name
		configure:2166: gcc    conftest.c  >&5
	
/efs/dist/fsf/gcc/4.1.1-ml09/.exec/x86-32.linux.2.6/bin/ld: cannot find
-lc
		collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
		configure:2169: $? = 1
		configure: failed program was:
		| /* confdefs.h.  */
		| #define PACKAGE_NAME "dvipng"
		| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "dvipng"
		| #define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.9"
		| #define PACKAGE_STRING "dvipng 1.9"
		| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "dvipng at nongnu.org"
		| #define DEBUG 1
		| /* end confdefs.h.  */
		| 
		| int
		| main ()
		| {
		| 
		|   ;
		|   return 0;
		| }
		configure:2208: error: C compiler cannot create
executables
		See `config.log' for more details.

		## ---------------- ##
		## Cache variables. ##
		## ---------------- ##

		ac_cv_env_CC_set=set
		ac_cv_env_CC_value=gcc
		ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_set=
		ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_value=
		ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_set=
		ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_value=
		ac_cv_env_CPP_set=
		ac_cv_env_CPP_value=
		ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_set=
		ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_value=
		ac_cv_env_build_alias_set=
		ac_cv_env_build_alias_value=
		ac_cv_env_host_alias_set=
		ac_cv_env_host_alias_value=
		ac_cv_env_target_alias_set=
		ac_cv_env_target_alias_value=
		ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_CC=gcc
		ac_cv_prog_make_make_set=yes

		## ----------------- ##
		## Output variables. ##
		## ----------------- ##

		ALLOCA=''
		CC='gcc'
		CFLAGS=''
		CPP=''
		CPPFLAGS=''
		DEFS=''
		ECHO_C=''
		ECHO_N='-n'
		ECHO_T=''
		EGREP=''
		EXEEXT=''
		FT2_CFLAGS=''
		FT2_CONFIG=''
		FT2_LIBS=''
		GREP=''
		GS=''
		INSTALL_BIN_TARGET=''
		INSTALL_DATA=''
		INSTALL_INFO=''
		INSTALL_PROGRAM=''
		INSTALL_SCRIPT=''
		KPSEWHICH=''
		LDFLAGS=''
		LIBOBJS=''
		LIBS=''
		LN_S=''
		LTLIBOBJS=''
		MAKEINFO=''
		MAKEINFO_MACROS=''
		OBJEXT=''
		PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='dvipng at nongnu.org'
		PACKAGE_NAME='dvipng'
		PACKAGE_STRING='dvipng 1.9'
		PACKAGE_TARNAME='dvipng'
		PACKAGE_VERSION='1.9'
		PATH_SEPARATOR=':'
		POW_LIB=''
		PSFONTS_O=''
		SET_MAKE=''
		SHELL='/bin/sh'
		ac_ct_CC='gcc'
		bindir='${exec_prefix}/bin'
		build_alias=''
		datadir='${datarootdir}'
		datarootdir='${prefix}/share'
		docdir='${datarootdir}/doc/${PACKAGE_TARNAME}'
		dvidir='${docdir}'
		exec_prefix='NONE'
		host_alias=''
		htmldir='${docdir}'
		includedir='${prefix}/include'
		infodir='${datarootdir}/info'
		libdir='${exec_prefix}/lib'
		libexecdir='${exec_prefix}/libexec'
		localedir='${datarootdir}/locale'
		localstatedir='${prefix}/var'
		mandir='${datarootdir}/man'
		oldincludedir='/usr/include'
		pdfdir='${docdir}'
		prefix='NONE'
		program_transform_name='s,x,x,'
		psdir='${docdir}'
		sbindir='${exec_prefix}/sbin'
		sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com'
		sysconfdir='${prefix}/etc'
		target_alias=''

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

		#define PACKAGE_NAME "dvipng"
		#define PACKAGE_TARNAME "dvipng"
		#define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.9"
		#define PACKAGE_STRING "dvipng 1.9"
		#define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "dvipng at nongnu.org"
		#define DEBUG 1

		configure: exit 77


Vipan Bahl
* Wk :+44 (0)20 7995 8036
* Mb: 07843065426
* mailto:vipan_bahl at ml.com





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