This happens in my case with sandbox-1.2.9. I tried it with rsync, and the same error. I assume that a link for the assembler (as) is missing... Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. emerge -u -D world 2. 3. Actual Results: ... checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc... i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc checking for C compiler default output file name... configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables See `config.log' for more details. ... ...as I said I think it is a bug within the gcc package...not quite sure. But maybe some of you know it...hopefully.
the config.log: cat /var/tmp/portage/sandbox-1.2.9/work/sandbox-1.2.9-default/config.log This file contains any messages produced by compilers while running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake. It was created by sandbox configure 1.2.9, which was generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59. Invocation command line was $ ./configure --prefix=/usr --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info --datadir=/usr/share --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var/lib --build=i686-pc-linux-gnu --libdir=/usr/lib ## --------- ## ## Platform. ## ## --------- ## hostname = mume1 uname -m = i686 uname -r = 2.6.10 uname -s = Linux uname -v = #19 Thu Apr 7 10:40:31 CEST 2005 /usr/bin/uname -p = Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1700MHz /bin/uname -X = unknown /bin/arch = i686 /usr/bin/arch -k = unknown /usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown hostinfo = unknown /bin/machine = unknown /usr/bin/oslevel = unknown /bin/universe = unknown PATH: /sbin PATH: /usr/sbin PATH: /usr/lib/portage/bin PATH: /bin PATH: /usr/bin PATH: /opt/bin PATH: /usr/i686-pc-linux-gnu/gcc-bin/3.3 PATH: /opt/ati/bin PATH: /opt/blackdown-jdk-1.4.2.01/bin PATH: /opt/blackdown-jdk-1.4.2.01/jre/bin PATH: /usr/qt/3/bin PATH: /usr/kde/3.4/sbin PATH: /usr/kde/3.4/bin PATH: /usr/kde/3.3/sbin PATH: /usr/kde/3.3/bin ## ----------- ## ## Core tests. ## ## ----------- ## configure:1531: checking for a BSD-compatible install configure:1586: result: /bin/install -c configure:1597: checking whether build environment is sane configure:1640: result: yes configure:1705: checking for gawk configure:1721: found /bin/gawk configure:1731: result: gawk configure:1741: checking whether make sets $(MAKE) configure:1761: result: yes configure:1940: checking for i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc configure:1956: found /usr/bin/i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc configure:1966: result: i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc configure:2248: checking for C compiler version configure:2251: i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc --version </dev/null >&5 i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc (GCC) 3.3.4 20040623 (Gentoo Linux 3.3.4-r1, ssp-3.3.2-2, pie-8.7.6) Copyright (C) 2003 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:2254: $? = 0 configure:2256: i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc -v </dev/null >&5 Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3.4/specs Configured with: /var/tmp/portage/gcc-3.3.4-r1/work/gcc-3.3.4/configure --prefix=/usr --bindir=/usr/i686-pc-linux-gnu/gcc-bin/3.3 --includedir=/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3.4/include --datadir=/usr/share/gcc-data/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3 --mandir=/usr/share/gcc-data/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3/man --infodir=/usr/share/gcc-data/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3/info --enable-shared --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu --target=i686-pc-linux-gnu --with-system-zlib --enable-languages=c,c++ --enable-threads=posix --enable-long-long --disable-checking --disable-libunwind-exceptions --enable-cstdio=stdio --enable-version-specific-runtime-libs --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnu/3.3.4/include/g++-v3 --with-local-prefix=/usr/local --enable-shared --enable-nls --without-included-gettext --disable-multilib --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-clocale=generic Thread model: posix gcc version 3.3.4 20040623 (Gentoo Linux 3.3.4-r1, ssp-3.3.2-2, pie-8.7.6) configure:2259: $? = 0 configure:2261: i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc -V </dev/null >&5 i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc: `-V' option must have argument configure:2264: $? = 1 configure:2287: checking for C compiler default output file name configure:2290: i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc -O2 -march=i686 -fomit-frame-pointer conftest.c >&5 i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc: installation problem, cannot exec `as': No such file or directory configure:2293: $? = 1 configure: failed program was: | /* confdefs.h. */ | | #define PACKAGE_NAME "sandbox" | #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "sandbox" | #define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.2.9" | #define PACKAGE_STRING "sandbox 1.2.9" | #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "dev-portage@gentoo.org" | #define PACKAGE "sandbox" | #define VERSION "1.2.9" | /* end confdefs.h. */ | | int | main () | { | | ; | return 0; | } configure:2332: error: C compiler cannot create executables See `config.log' for more details. ## ---------------- ## ## Cache variables. ## ## ---------------- ## ac_cv_env_CC_set= ac_cv_env_CC_value= ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_set=set ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_value='-O2 -march=i686 -fomit-frame-pointer' ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_set= ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_value= ac_cv_env_CPP_set= ac_cv_env_CPP_value= ac_cv_env_CXXCPP_set= ac_cv_env_CXXCPP_value= ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_set= ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_value= ac_cv_env_build_alias_set=set ac_cv_env_build_alias_value=i686-pc-linux-gnu ac_cv_env_host_alias_set=set ac_cv_env_host_alias_value=i686-pc-linux-gnu ac_cv_env_target_alias_set= ac_cv_env_target_alias_value= ac_cv_path_install='/bin/install -c' ac_cv_prog_AWK=gawk ac_cv_prog_CC=i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc ac_cv_prog_make_make_set=yes ## ----------------- ## ## Output variables. ## ## ----------------- ## ACLOCAL='${SHELL} /var/tmp/portage/sandbox-1.2.9/work/sandbox-1.2.9-default/missing --run aclocal-1.9' ALLOCA='' AMDEPBACKSLASH='' AMDEP_FALSE='' AMDEP_TRUE='' AMTAR='${SHELL} /var/tmp/portage/sandbox-1.2.9/work/sandbox-1.2.9-default/missing --run tar' AR='' AUTOCONF='${SHELL} /var/tmp/portage/sandbox-1.2.9/work/sandbox-1.2.9-default/missing --run autoconf' AUTOHEADER='${SHELL} /var/tmp/portage/sandbox-1.2.9/work/sandbox-1.2.9-default/missing --run autoheader' AUTOMAKE='${SHELL} /var/tmp/portage/sandbox-1.2.9/work/sandbox-1.2.9-default/missing --run automake-1.9' AWK='gawk' CC='i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc' CCDEPMODE='' CFLAGS='-O2 -march=i686 -fomit-frame-pointer' CPP='' CPPFLAGS='' CXXCPP='' CYGPATH_W='echo' DEFS='' DEPDIR='' ECHO='echo' ECHO_C='' ECHO_N='-n' ECHO_T='' EGREP='' EXEEXT='' INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644' INSTALL_PROGRAM='${INSTALL}' INSTALL_SCRIPT='${INSTALL}' INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM='${SHELL} $(install_sh) -c -s' LDFLAGS='' LIBC_PATH='' LIBOBJS='' LIBS='' LIBTOOL='' LN_S='' LTLIBOBJS='' MAKEINFO='${SHELL} /var/tmp/portage/sandbox-1.2.9/work/sandbox-1.2.9-default/missing --run makeinfo' OBJEXT='' PACKAGE='sandbox' PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='dev-portage@gentoo.org' PACKAGE_NAME='sandbox' PACKAGE_STRING='sandbox 1.2.9' PACKAGE_TARNAME='sandbox' PACKAGE_VERSION='1.2.9' PATH_SEPARATOR=':' RANLIB='' SET_MAKE='' SHELL='/bin/sh' STRIP='' VERSION='1.2.9' ac_ct_AR='' ac_ct_CC='' ac_ct_RANLIB='' ac_ct_STRIP='' am__fastdepCC_FALSE='' am__fastdepCC_TRUE='' am__include='' am__leading_dot='.' am__quote='' am__tar='${AMTAR} chof - "$$tardir"' am__untar='${AMTAR} xf -' bindir='${exec_prefix}/bin' build='i686-pc-linux-gnu' build_alias='i686-pc-linux-gnu' build_cpu='' build_os='' build_vendor='' datadir='/usr/share' exec_prefix='NONE' host='i686-pc-linux-gnu' host_alias='i686-pc-linux-gnu' host_cpu='' host_os='' host_vendor='' includedir='${prefix}/include' infodir='/usr/share/info' install_sh='/var/tmp/portage/sandbox-1.2.9/work/sandbox-1.2.9-default/install-sh' libdir='/usr/lib' libexecdir='${exec_prefix}/libexec' localstatedir='/var/lib' mandir='/usr/share/man' mkdir_p='mkdir -p --' oldincludedir='/usr/include' prefix='/usr' program_transform_name='s,x,x,' sbindir='${exec_prefix}/sbin' sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com' sysconfdir='/etc' target_alias='' ## ----------- ## ## confdefs.h. ## ## ----------- ## #define PACKAGE "sandbox" #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "dev-portage@gentoo.org" #define PACKAGE_NAME "sandbox" #define PACKAGE_STRING "sandbox 1.2.9" #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "sandbox" #define PACKAGE_VERSION "1.2.9" #define VERSION "1.2.9" configure: exit 77
here something interesting: test.c (simple Hello World) gcc test.c gcc: installation problem, cannot exec `as': No such file or directory
binutils-config 1 and the problem should be fixed.
ok, it worked, seems to be that this step was missing after updatin binutils...
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This is a dupe... *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 95928 ***
