Ubuntu - GNU GRUB

Hi,

My name is Einat, and I am applications engineer in the Silicon Valley. I have Ubuntu - GNU GRUB error, that I would be very very happy, if you may help me with. I am using GNU GRUB 0.97 in OS Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, and I got an error when I was in a process of building a boot loader stage 1. The “./configure” command failed with the error: “C compiler cannot create executables ”. The config.log file content indicate that “/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lgcc ” and that “configure: failed program was: | /* confdefs.h. */”

I installed multiple tools / SW including:

- GCC 4:4.4.3-1ubuntu1 (GNC Complier).

- Automake 1:1.11.1-1 (tool for generating GNUS standards compliant makefiles).

- binutils 2.20.1-3 ubuntu7.1 (GNU Assembler, Linker and binary Utilities).

- aoutoconf 2.65-3 ubuntu1 (automatic configure script builder).

- texinfo 4.13a.dfsg.1-5ubuntu1 (documentation system for an on-line information and printed output).

I issued the following steps:

ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/grub/grub-0.97.tar.gz (grab the GRUB 0.97 from the web)

zcat grub-0.97.tar.gz | tar xv (unbundle GRUB)

cd grub-0.97

./configure

***************Command line in Ubuntu OS: *******************************

address@hidden:~/grub-0.97$ ./configure

checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c

checking whether build environment is sane... yes

checking for gawk... gawk

checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes

checking build system type... x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu

checking host system type... x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu

checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles... no

checking for gcc... gcc

checking for gcc... (cached) gcc

checking for C compiler default output file name... configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables

See `config.log' for more details.

************************config.log file content: *************************

********************

This file contains any messages produced by compilers while

running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.

It was created by GRUB configure 0.97, which was

generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59. Invocation command line was

$ ./configure

## --------- ##

## Platform. ##

## --------- ##

hostname = einatbauman-laptop

uname -m = x86_64

uname -r = 2.6.32-33-generic

uname -s = Linux

uname -v = #70-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jul 7 21:13:52 UTC 2011

/usr/bin/uname -p = unknown

/bin/uname -X = unknown

/bin/arch = unknown

/usr/bin/arch -k = unknown

/usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown

hostinfo = unknown

/bin/machine = unknown

/usr/bin/oslevel = unknown

/bin/universe = unknown

PATH: /usr/local/sbin

PATH: /usr/local/bin

PATH: /usr/sbin

PATH: /usr/bin

PATH: /sbin

PATH: /bin

PATH: /usr/games

## ----------- ##

## Core tests. ##

## ----------- ##

configure:1434: checking for a BSD-compatible install

configure:1489: result: /usr/bin/install -c

configure:1500: checking whether build environment is sane

configure:1543: result: yes

configure:1608: checking for gawk

configure:1624: found /usr/bin/gawk

configure:1634: result: gawk

configure:1644: checking whether make sets $(MAKE)

configure:1664: result: yes

configure:1839: checking build system type

configure:1857: result: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu

configure:1865: checking host system type

configure:1879: result: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu

configure:1903: checking whether to enable maintainer-specific portions of Makefiles

configure:1912: result: no

configure:2028: checking for gcc

configure:2044: found /usr/bin/gcc

configure:2054: result: gcc

configure:2112: checking for gcc

configure:2138: result: gcc

configure:2382: checking for C compiler version

configure:2385: gcc --version </dev/null >&5

gcc (Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5) 4.4.3

This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO

warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

configure:2388: $? = 0

configure:2390: gcc -v </dev/null >&5

Using built-in specs.

Target: x86_64-linux-gnu

Configured with: ../src/configure -v --with-pkgversion='Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5' --with-bugurl=file:///usr/share/doc/gcc-4.4/README.Bugs --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++ --prefix=/usr --enable-shared --enable-multiarch --enable-linker-build-id --with-system-zlib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --without-included-gettext --enable-threads=posix --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/4.4 --program-suffix=-4.4 --enable-nls --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-libstdcxx-debug --enable-plugin --enable-objc-gc --disable-werror --with-arch-32=i486 --with-tune=generic --enable-checking=release --build=x86_64-linux-gnu --host=x86_64-linux-gnu --target=x86_64-linux-gnu

Thread model: posix

gcc version 4.4.3 (Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5)

configure:2393: $? = 0

configure:2395: gcc -V </dev/null >&5

gcc: '-V' option must have argument

configure:2398: $? = 1

configure:2421: checking for C compiler default output file name

configure:2424: gcc -m32 conftest.c >&5

/usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.4.3/libgcc.a when searching for -lgcc

/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lgcc

collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

configure:2427: $? = 1

configure: failed program was:

| /* confdefs.h. */

| #define PACKAGE_NAME "GRUB"

| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "grub"

| #define PACKAGE_VERSION "0.97"

| #define PACKAGE_STRING "GRUB 0.97"

| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "address@hidden"

| #define PACKAGE "grub"

| #define VERSION "0.97"

| /* end confdefs.h. */

| int

| main ()

| {

| ;

| return 0;

| }

configure:2466: error: C compiler cannot create executables

See `config.log' for more details.

## ---------------- ##

## Cache variables. ##

## ---------------- ##

ac_cv_build=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu

ac_cv_build_alias=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu

ac_cv_env_CC_set=

ac_cv_env_CC_value=

ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_set=

ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_value=

ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_set=

ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_value=

ac_cv_env_CPP_set=

ac_cv_env_CPP_value=

ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_set=

ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_value=

ac_cv_env_build_alias_set=

ac_cv_env_build_alias_value=

ac_cv_env_host_alias_set=

ac_cv_env_host_alias_value=

ac_cv_env_target_alias_set=

ac_cv_env_target_alias_value=

ac_cv_host=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu

ac_cv_host_alias=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu

ac_cv_path_install='/usr/bin/install -c'

ac_cv_prog_AWK=gawk

ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_CC=gcc

ac_cv_prog_make_make_set=yes

## ----------------- ##

## Output variables. ##

## ----------------- ##

ACLOCAL='${SHELL} /home/einatbauman/grub-0.97/missing --run aclocal-1.9'

AMDEPBACKSLASH=''

AMDEP_FALSE=''

AMDEP_TRUE=''

AMTAR='${SHELL} /home/einatbauman/grub-0.97/missing --run tar'

AUTOCONF='${SHELL} /home/einatbauman/grub-0.97/missing --run autoconf'

AUTOHEADER='${SHELL} /home/einatbauman/grub-0.97/missing --run autoheader'

AUTOMAKE='${SHELL} /home/einatbauman/grub-0.97/missing --run automake-1.9'

AWK='gawk'

BUILD_EXAMPLE_KERNEL_FALSE=''

BUILD_EXAMPLE_KERNEL_TRUE=''

CC='gcc'

CCAS=''

CCASFLAGS=''

CCDEPMODE=''

CFLAGS='-m32 '

CPP=''

CPPFLAGS=''

CYGPATH_W='echo'

DEFS=''

DEPDIR=''

DISKLESS_SUPPORT_FALSE=''

DISKLESS_SUPPORT_TRUE=''

ECHO_C=''

ECHO_N='-n'

ECHO_T=''

EGREP=''

EXEEXT=''

FSYS_CFLAGS=''

GRUB_CFLAGS=''

GRUB_LIBS=''

HERCULES_SUPPORT_FALSE=''

HERCULES_SUPPORT_TRUE=''

INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'

INSTALL_PROGRAM='${INSTALL}'

INSTALL_SCRIPT='${INSTALL}'

INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM='${SHELL} $(install_sh) -c -s'

LDFLAGS=''

LIBOBJS=''

LIBS=''

LTLIBOBJS=''

MAINT='#'

MAINTAINER_MODE_FALSE=''

MAINTAINER_MODE_TRUE='#'

MAKEINFO='${SHELL} /home/einatbauman/grub-0.97/missing --run makeinfo'

NETBOOT_DRIVERS=''

NETBOOT_SUPPORT_FALSE=''

NETBOOT_SUPPORT_TRUE=''

NET_CFLAGS=''

NET_EXTRAFLAGS=''

OBJCOPY=''

OBJEXT=''

PACKAGE='grub'

PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='address@hidden'

PACKAGE_NAME='GRUB'

PACKAGE_STRING='GRUB 0.97'

PACKAGE_TARNAME='grub'

PACKAGE_VERSION='0.97'

PATH_SEPARATOR=':'

PERL=''

RANLIB=''

SERIAL_SPEED_SIMULATION_FALSE=''

SERIAL_SPEED_SIMULATION_TRUE=''

SERIAL_SUPPORT_FALSE=''

SERIAL_SUPPORT_TRUE=''

SET_MAKE=''

SHELL='/bin/bash'

STAGE1_CFLAGS=''

STAGE2_CFLAGS=''

STRIP=''

VERSION='0.97'

ac_ct_CC='gcc'

ac_ct_OBJCOPY=''

ac_ct_RANLIB=''

ac_ct_STRIP=''

am__fastdepCC_FALSE=''

am__fastdepCC_TRUE=''

am__include=''

am__leading_dot='.'

am__quote=''

am__tar='${AMTAR} chof - "$$tardir"'

am__untar='${AMTAR} xf -'

bindir='${exec_prefix}/bin'

build='x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu'

build_alias=''

build_cpu='x86_64'

build_os='linux-gnu'

build_vendor='unknown'

datadir='${prefix}/share'

exec_prefix='NONE'

host='x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu'

host_alias=''

host_cpu='x86_64'

host_os='linux-gnu'

host_vendor='unknown'

includedir='${prefix}/include'

infodir='${prefix}/info'

install_sh='/home/einatbauman/grub-0.97/install-sh'

libdir='${exec_prefix}/lib'

libexecdir='${exec_prefix}/libexec'

localstatedir='${prefix}/var'

mandir='${prefix}/man'

mkdir_p='mkdir -p --'

oldincludedir='/usr/include'

prefix='NONE'

program_transform_name='s,x,x,'

sbindir='${exec_prefix}/sbin'

sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com'

sysconfdir='${prefix}/etc'

target_alias=''

## ----------- ##

## confdefs.h. ##

## ----------- ##

#define PACKAGE "grub"

#define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "address@hidden"

#define PACKAGE_NAME "GRUB"

#define PACKAGE_STRING "GRUB 0.97"

#define PACKAGE_TARNAME "grub"

#define PACKAGE_VERSION "0.97"

#define VERSION "0.97"

configure: exit 77

*************************************************************

I will very much appreciate your help.

Thank you so much,

Einat Bauman

Applications Engineer

510-468-2176 c

From:	Einat Bauman
Subject:	Ubuntu - GNU GRUB - question
Date:	Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:53:40 -0800 (PST)

Ubuntu - GNU GRUB - question