Re: [Bug-wget] Configure freezes when checking C compiler.

[Dagobert Michelsen]

Hi,

Am 21.11.2012 um 13:26 schrieb "Sullivan, George E." <address@hidden>:
> Tech stuff first:
> Compiling wget 1.12    Solaris 5.8     Sparc sun4u
> (Let me know if you want other info)
> 
> Early on in my run of configure the process stops at:
> 
> "checking for C compiler default output file name..."
> 
> Any ideas what might be causing this?  The last few lines of the config log 
> are:
> 
> configure:3253: gcc --version  >&5
> Using builtin specs.
> gcc version 2.95.1 19990816 (release)

Wow, this is old.

> configure:3268 $? = 0
> configure:3275: gcc -V >&5
> gcc argument to '-V' is missing
> configure:3279: $? = 1
> configure 3302: checking for compiler default output filename
> configure:3324 gcc -o a.out conftest.c  >&5
> 
> That is where things stop.


This is usually the place where configure tries to look if your compiler
can actually generate binaries that run. There should be a more elaborate
message in config.log, please paste and additionally try that the compiler
actually works as the version is quite old.


Best regards

  -- Dago


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