Compiler error: C compiler cannot create executables

[Achton N. Netherclift]

Hi,

I am using Debian Woody on an AMD Duron PC. Things are running
smoothly, except that I can't compile anything.

When running any configure-script, I receive errors like the following:

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Latest PHP5 snapshot:
checking for gcc... gcc
checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works... no
configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot create executables.

config.log:
configure: In function `main':
configure:1592: `__MINGW32__' undeclared (first use in this function)
...
configure:1940: checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works
configure:1956: gcc -o conftest conftest.c 1>&5
/usr/bin/ld: cannot open crt1.o: No such file or directory
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
configure: failed program was:

#line 1951 "configure"
#include "confdefs.h"

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Apache 2.0.43
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output... configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables

config.log:
no relevant info

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Proftpd 1.2.8rc1
checking for gcc... gcc
checking for C compiler default output... configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables

config.log:
configure:1784: checking for C compiler default output
configure:1787: gcc conftest.c >&5
/usr/bin/ld: cannot open crt1.o: No such file or directory
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
configure:1790: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
#line 1767 "configure"
#include "confdefs.h"

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According to packages.debian.org, the file that is missing according to
the config.logs (crt1.o) is contained in the libc6-dev package. The file is
missing on my system, so I attempt to install it:

Isildur:/# apt-get install libc6-dev
...
Sorry, but the following packages have unmet dependencies:
libc6-dev: Depends: libc6 (= 2.2.5-11.2) but 2.3.1-9 is to be installed
E: Sorry, broken packages

The above message confuses me, though. Does that mean that I have 2.2.5 installed
and need 2.3.1, or is it the other way around? And why can't I find the file crt1.o?

Anyway, this is as far as I have come. Seems like I need to install something,
need to pass an option to the compiler or need to up/downgrade my libc6.

Does anyone have a clue?

/achton

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Relevant info (maybe):

Isildur:/# gcc -v
Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-linux/2.95.4/specs
gcc version 2.95.4 20011002 (Debian prerelease)

Isildur:/# gcc -print-search-dirs
install: /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-linux/2.95.4/
programs: /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-linux/2.95.4/:/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-linux/:/usr/lib/gcc/i386-linux/2.95.4/:/usr/lib/gcc/i386-linux/:/usr/i386-linux/bin/i386-linux/2.95.4/:/usr/i386-linux/bin/
libraries: /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-linux/2.95.4/:/usr/lib/gcc/i386-linux/2.95.4/:/usr/i386-linux/lib/i386-linux/2.95.4/:/usr/i386-linux/lib/:/usr/lib/i386-linux/2.95.4/:/usr/lib/:/lib/i386-linux/2.95.4/:/lib/:/usr/lib/i386-linux/2.95.4/:/usr/lib/

Isildur:/# gcc -print-libgcc-file-name
/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-linux/2.95.4/libgcc.a

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