Re: [Sheflug] GCC Compiler

["Alex Hudson" <nospam [at] york.ac.uk>]

>     Richard> "checking whether the C compiler (gcc ) works ... no
>     Richard> configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C
>     Richard> compiler  cannot create executables."
>
> missing binutils, too?
>
> Chris's suggestion of missing includes (libc-dev) is the second thing
> I'd check, but I believe this error specifically points to compile
> (proper) succeeds, link fails, suggesting missing ld from binutils.
>
> I can't believe you can install a gcc rpm without it suggesting the
> libc dev package and binutils.  What gives?

gcc can be a cross-compiler - so it wouldn't necessarily be using those
packages. Steven, surely you're not advocating rpm make an educated guess on
behalf of a user so that software (while not strictly a dependency) asks for
other stuff that might be useful?? :))

Cheers,

Alex.

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