Re: Ubuntu - GNU GRUB - question

["Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko" <phcoder@gmail.com>]

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On 30.11.2011 20:53, Einat Bauman wrote:
>
>     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
>
Sorry, but this GRUB version is over 6 years old and we don't support it 
anymore. Please upgrade to modern version.
>
>     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 
> <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:
>     *******************************
>     einatbauman@einatbauman-laptop:~/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 
>     Copyright (C) 2009 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: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: 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: $? = 1 
>     configure: failed program was: 
>     | /* confdefs.h. */ 
>     | 
>     | #define PACKAGE_NAME "GRUB" 
>     | #define PACKAGE_TARNAME "grub" 
>     | #define PACKAGE_VERSION "0.97" 
>     | #define PACKAGE_STRING "GRUB 0.97" 
>     | #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "bug-grub@gnu.org" 
>     | #define PACKAGE "grub" 
>     | #define VERSION "0.97" 
>     | /* end confdefs.h. */ 
>     | 
>     | int 
>     | main () 
>     | { 
>     | 
>     | ; 
>     | return 0; 
>     | } 
>     configure:2466: error: C compiler cannot create executables 
>     See `config.log' for more details. 
>
>     ## ---------------- ## 
>     ## Cache variables. ## 
>     ## ---------------- ## 
>
>     ac_cv_build=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu 
>     ac_cv_build_alias=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu 
>     ac_cv_env_CC_set= 
>     ac_cv_env_CC_value= 
>     ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_set= 
>     ac_cv_env_CFLAGS_value= 
>     ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_set= 
>     ac_cv_env_CPPFLAGS_value= 
>     ac_cv_env_CPP_set= 
>     ac_cv_env_CPP_value= 
>     ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_set= 
>     ac_cv_env_LDFLAGS_value= 
>     ac_cv_env_build_alias_set= 
>     ac_cv_env_build_alias_value= 
>     ac_cv_env_host_alias_set= 
>     ac_cv_env_host_alias_value= 
>     ac_cv_env_target_alias_set= 
>     ac_cv_env_target_alias_value= 
>     ac_cv_host=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu 
>     ac_cv_host_alias=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu 
>     ac_cv_path_install='/usr/bin/install -c' 
>     ac_cv_prog_AWK=gawk 
>     ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_CC=gcc 
>     ac_cv_prog_make_make_set=yes 
>
>     ## ----------------- ## 
>     ## Output variables. ## 
>     ## ----------------- ## 
>
>     ACLOCAL='${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='bug-grub@gnu.org' 
>     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 "bug-grub@gnu.org" 
>     #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
>     www.linkedin.com/in/einatbauman
>     <http://www.linkedin.com/in/einatbauman>
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Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko