[rt-users] Easy install guide for RT3.8.1 On Ubuntu 8.0.4 Server

[Paul Walsh]

Alf Stockton wrote:
> I see that my config.log contains the following:-
> gcc version 4.2.4 (Ubuntu 4.2.4-1ubuntu3)
> configure:2975: $? = 0
> configure:2982: gcc -V >&5
> gcc: '-V' option must have argument
> configure:2985: $? = 1
> configure:3008: checking for C compiler default output file name
> configure:3035: gcc    conftest.c  >&5
> /usr/bin/ld: crt1.o: No such file: No such file or directory
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> configure:3038: $? = 1
> configure:3076: result:
> configure: failed program was:
> | /* confdefs.h.  */
> | #define PACKAGE_NAME "RT"
> | #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "rt"
> | #define PACKAGE_VERSION "3.8.2"
> | #define PACKAGE_STRING "RT 3.8.2"
> | #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "rt-bugs at bestpractical.com"
> | /* end confdefs.h.  */
> |
> | int
> | main ()
> | {
> |
> |   ;
> |   return 0;
> | }
> configure:3083: error: C compiler cannot create executables
> 
> 


Ahh!

In which case, do the following:

apt-get install build-essential

That'll install gcc and other packages required to build software.  Then try ./configure      again

Regards,

Paul