configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables

[William Davis]

That was it! I had reinstalled 10.5 .0 and re-upgraded (dont ask) but  
overlooked the need to re-install XCode.
thanks Bill

W.D.

On Mar 21, 2008, at 2:07 PM, William Siegrist wrote:

> Do you have XCode installed?
>
>
> -Bill
>
> On Mar 21, 2008, at 10:52 AM, William Davis wrote:
>> I am getting this same "complier can not create executables" error in
>> 5 or 6 different ports.
>> this one is specifically vim-app:
>>
>> configure: creating cache auto/config.cache
>> 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.
>> 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_editors_vim-app/work/vim71" && ./ 
>> configure
>> --prefix=/Applications/MacPorts/ --enable-gui=carbon --without-x --
>> disable-gpm --mandir=/opt/local/share/man --with-tlib=ncurses -- 
>> enable-
>> multibyte " returned error 77
>> Command output: configure: creating cache auto/config.cache
>> 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.
>>
>> Warning: the following items did not execute (for vim-app):
>> org.macports.destroot org.macports.configure org.macports.build
>> DEBUG:
>> Error: Unable to upgrade port: 1
>>
>>
>> William Davis
>> frstanATbellsouthDOTnet
>> Mac OS X.5.2 Darwin 9.2.0
>> XQuartz 2.1.4 - (xorg-server 1.3.0-apple10)
>> Mac Mini Intel Duo @ 1.86 GHz
>>
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William Davis
frstanATbellsouthDOTnet
Mac OS X.5.2 Darwin 9.2.0
XQuartz 2.1.4 - (xorg-server 1.3.0-apple10)
Mac Mini Intel Duo @ 1.86 GHz

Mundus vult decepi, ego non