NASM fails to install "ld: library not found for -lcrt1.10.6."

[macports@…]

Trying to install NASM, used command:

sudo port install nasm

Fails with:

--->  Computing dependencies for nasm
--->  Configuring nasm
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_lang_nasm/work/nasm-2.05.01" && ./configure --prefix=/opt/local " returned error 77
Command output: checking for gcc... /usr/bin/gcc-4.2
checking for C compiler default output file name... 
configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.

(Relevant (I think) portion of config.log:

configure:2110: $? = 0
configure:2117: /usr/bin/gcc-4.2 -v >&5
Using built-in specs.
Target: i686-apple-darwin10
Configured with: /var/tmp/gcc/gcc-5646~6/src/configure --disable-checking --enable-werror --prefix=/usr --mandir=/share/man --enab
le-languages=c,objc,c++,obj-c++ --program-transform-name=/^[cg][^.-]*$/s/$/-4.2/ --with-slibdir=/usr/lib --build=i686-apple-darwin
10 --with-gxx-include-dir=/include/c++/4.2.1 --program-prefix=i686-apple-darwin10- --host=x86_64-apple-darwin10 --target=i686-appl
e-darwin10
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.2.1 (Apple Inc. build 5646)
configure:2120: $? = 0
configure:2127: /usr/bin/gcc-4.2 -V >&5
gcc-4.2: argument to `-V' is missing
configure:2130: $? = 1
configure:2153: checking for C compiler default output file name
configure:2180: /usr/bin/gcc-4.2 -O2 -arch x86_64 -I/opt/local/include -L/opt/local/lib conftest.c  >&5
ld: library not found for -lcrt1.10.6.o
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
configure:2183: $? = 1
configure:2221: result:
configure: failed program was:
| /* confdefs.h.  */

any ideas?

I'm on port v1.8.1 Xcode 3.2 Component versions: DevToolsCore-1608.0; DevToolsSupport-1591.0 BuildVersion: 10A432

[tobypeterson]

sounds like your install is busted; do you have /usr/lib/crt1.10.6.o ?

[macports@…]

Thanks for the quick response Toby. I don't have it. I do have it here: /Developer/SDKs/MacOSX10.6.sdk/usr/lib/crt1.10.6.o

[tobypeterson]

Try reinstalling Xcode, make sure you choose the "unix development support" option.

[macports@…]

Toby - I could've sworn I did that, but this time it worked! Therefore you get all the credit :) Thank you!

in detail (for others):

1. I re-installed Xcode from the snow leopard disk (with all the options ticked)
2. I re-installed Macports 1.8.1

eureka!