IVAN ANGELOV wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: IVAN ANGELOV <ivangotoy@xxxxxxxxx> > Date: 14.09.2007 10:11 > Subject: C++ compiler cannot create executables > To: gcc-help@xxxxxxxxxxx > > Yesterday (13.09.2007) I downloaded the full GCC trunk from svn. It > was around 300 mb in size. I followed the installation instructions as > much as I could. > I made objdir on my desktop and I ran : > /home/ivan/Desktop/gcc/configure --prefix=/usr/local/gcc/gcc- 4.3.0 > --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --enable-tls > --with-gmp=/usr/lib --with-mpfr=/usr/lib > > then I ran make bootsrap and went to bed. I didn't have enough > patience to wait for the tests make -k check process and I commited > make install :) > then I symbolically linked gcc , cpp , g++ c++ gccbug gcj gcov > gfortran from :/usr/local/gcc/gcc-4.3.0/bin to /usr/bin > then I simply tried to ./configure a piece of code and the shell said: > > checking for C++ compiler default output file name... configure: > error: C++ compiler cannot create executables > See `config.log' for more details. > > The config.log points out: > > configure:2113: g++ conftest.cc >&5 > /usr/bin/ld: crtbegin.o: No such file: No such file or directory The part about symlink surely wasn't in the installation instructions. You don't want to set up a build in such a way that your original gcc can be trashed. Test your new compiler in a separate installation from the original, or before installing. Then, if you want to replace the compiler in /usr/bin, reconfigure with -prefix=usr and install.
