problem installing rsync

[Joshua Root]

Waheed Samy wrote:
> I am getting an error installing rsync.  I would be grateful if you can
> provide assistance.  The following shows the output of the port command.
>  Before doing this I ran sudo port -v selfupdate, and found the package
> up to date.
> 
> MacBook:~ waheedsamy$ sudo port install rsync
> Password:
> --->  Configuring gperf
> Error: Target org.macports.configure returned: configure failure: shell
> command " cd
> "/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_devel_gperf/work/gperf-3.0.3"
> && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local --infodir=/opt/local/share/info "
> returned error 1
> Command output: checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... no
> configure: creating ./config.status
> config.status: creating Makefile
> === configuring in lib
> (/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_devel_gperf/work/gperf-3.0.3/lib)
> configure: running /bin/sh ./configure '--prefix=/opt/local'
>  '--infodir=/opt/local/share/info' --cache-file=/dev/null --srcdir=.
> checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... no
> checking for gcc... /usr/bin/gcc-4.0
> checking for C compiler default output file name... 
> configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
> See `config.log' for more details.
> configure: error: ./configure failed for lib
> 
> Error: The following dependencies failed to build: libiconv gperf popt
> gettext expat ncurses ncursesw
> Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.
> MacBook:~ waheedsamy$ 

<http://trac.macports.org/wiki/FAQ#IgettheerrorCcompilercannotcreateexecutableswhenItrytoinstallaport>

- Josh