Trying to install Cheetah, but get "error: C compiler cannot create executables"

[simon@…]

I'm trying to install the Cheetah port, but get "error: C compiler cannot create executables". See below for verbose output.

S

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~$ sudo port -v install cheetah
--->  Configuring cheetah
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_www_cheetah/work/cheetah-1.8/missing: Unknown `--run' option
Try `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_www_cheetah/work/cheetah-1.8/missing --help' for more information
configure: WARNING: `missing' script is too old or missing
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
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_www_cheetah/work/cheetah-1.8" && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local --mandir=/opt/local/share/man " returned error 77
Command output: checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_www_cheetah/work/cheetah-1.8/missing: Unknown `--run' option
Try `/opt/local/var/macports/build/_opt_local_var_macports_sources_rsync.macports.org_release_ports_www_cheetah/work/cheetah-1.8/missing --help' for more information
configure: WARNING: `missing' script is too old or missing
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
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 cheetah): org.macports.activate org.macports.configure org.macports.build org.macports.destroot org.macports.install
Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.

[simon@…]

Sometimes I get the same error, but I don't know any fix. Have you tried installing it again (rerunning sudo port -v install cheetah)? This works for me most of the time.

Sorry for not having a better solution,

Simon

[simon@…]

Unfortunately this doesn't work for me.

S

[afb@…]

See `config.log' for more details.

It'll be under port work cheetah

[simon@…]

This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.

It was created by configure, which was
generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59.  Invocation command line was

  $ ./configure --prefix=/opt/local --mandir=/opt/local/share/man

## --------- ##
## Platform. ##
## --------- ##

hostname = Simon-Wheatleys-Computer.local
uname -m = i386
uname -r = 9.2.2
uname -s = Darwin
uname -v = Darwin Kernel Version 9.2.2: Tue Mar  4 21:17:34 PST 2008; root:xnu-1228.4.31~1/RELEASE_I386

/usr/bin/uname -p = i386
/bin/uname -X     = unknown

/bin/arch              = unknown
/usr/bin/arch -k       = unknown
/usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown
hostinfo               = Mach kernel version:
	 Darwin Kernel Version 9.2.2: Tue Mar  4 21:17:34 PST 2008; root:xnu-1228.4.31~1/RELEASE_I386
Kernel configured for up to 2 processors.
2 processors are physically available.
2 processors are logically available.
Processor type: i486 (Intel 80486)
Processors active: 0 1
Primary memory available: 4.00 gigabytes
Default processor set: 112 tasks, 567 threads, 2 processors
Load average: 3.61, Mach factor: 0.49
/bin/machine           = unknown
/usr/bin/oslevel       = unknown
/bin/universe          = unknown

PATH: /opt/local/bin
PATH: /opt/local/sbin
PATH: /bin
PATH: /sbin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /usr/sbin
PATH: /usr/X11R6/bin


## ----------- ##
## Core tests. ##
## ----------- ##

configure:1343: checking for a BSD-compatible install
configure:1398: result: /usr/bin/install
configure:1409: checking whether build environment is sane
configure:1452: result: yes
configure:1476: WARNING: `missing' script is too old or missing
configure:1509: checking for gawk
configure:1525: found /opt/local/bin/gawk
configure:1535: result: gawk
configure:1545: checking whether make sets $(MAKE)
configure:1565: result: yes
configure:1775: checking for gcc
configure:1801: result: /usr/bin/gcc-4.0
configure:2045: checking for C compiler version
configure:2048: /usr/bin/gcc-4.0 --version </dev/null >&5
i686-apple-darwin8-gcc-4.0.1 (GCC) 4.0.1 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 5367)
Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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:2051: $? = 0
configure:2053: /usr/bin/gcc-4.0 -v </dev/null >&5
Using built-in specs.
Target: i686-apple-darwin8
Configured with: /private/var/tmp/gcc/gcc-5367.obj~1/src/configure --disable-checking -enable-werror --prefix=/usr --mandir=/share/man --enable-languages=c,objc,c++,obj-c++ --program-transform-name=/^[cg][^.-]*$/s/$/-4.0/ --with-gxx-include-dir=/include/c++/4.0.0 --with-slibdir=/usr/lib --build=powerpc-apple-darwin8 --with-arch=nocona --with-tune=generic --program-prefix= --host=i686-apple-darwin8 --target=i686-apple-darwin8
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.0.1 (Apple Computer, Inc. build 5367)
configure:2056: $? = 0
configure:2058: /usr/bin/gcc-4.0 -V </dev/null >&5
gcc-4.0: argument to `-V' is missing
configure:2061: $? = 1
configure:2084: checking for C compiler default output file name
configure:2087: /usr/bin/gcc-4.0 -O2 -I/opt/local/include -L/opt/local/lib conftest.c  >&5
/usr/bin/ld: /usr/lib/gcc/i686-apple-darwin8/4.0.1/../../../libSystem.dylib unknown flags (type) of section 6 (__TEXT,__literal16) in load command 0
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
configure:2090: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h.  */
| 
| #define PACKAGE_NAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
| #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| #define PACKAGE "cheetah"
| #define VERSION "1.8"
| /* end confdefs.h.  */
| 
| int
| main ()
| {
| 
|   ;
|   return 0;
| }
configure:2129: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

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## Cache variables. ##
## ---------------- ##

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ac_cv_env_CPP_set=set
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## Output variables. ##
## ----------------- ##

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CC='/usr/bin/gcc-4.0'
CCDEPMODE=''
CFLAGS='-O2'
CPP='/usr/bin/cpp-4.0'
CPPFLAGS='-I/opt/local/include'
CYGPATH_W='echo'
DEFS=''
DEPDIR=''
ECHO_C='ECHO_N=''
ECHO_T=''
EGREP=''
EXEEXT=''
INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
INSTALL_PROGRAM='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_SCRIPT='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM='${SHELL} $(install_sh) -c -s'
LDFLAGS='-L/opt/local/lib'
LIBOBJS=''
LIBS=''
LTLIBOBJS=''
MAKEINFO='makeinfo'
OBJEXT=''
PACKAGE='cheetah'
PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=''
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PATH_SEPARATOR=':'
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am__include=''
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includedir='${prefix}/include'
infodir='${prefix}/info'
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[ryandesign (Ryan Carsten Schmidt)]

I Googled the error message ("unknown flags (type) of section 6") and found ​this page which suggests that you may to be running a version of Xcode designed for Mac OS X 10.4 (c.f. "/usr/lib/gcc/i686-apple-darwin8") but you're running Mac OS X 10.5 (c.f. "Darwin Kernel Version 9.2.2"). Install Xcode 3 and you should be fine.

[blb@…]

Closing, lack of response.

[(none)]

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