Re: Problem compiling (gcc? glibc?)

[Andrew Walbran <qwandor@gmail.com>]

On Sun, 09 Jan 2005 12:34 pm, Andrew Walbran wrote:
> On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 10:19 pm, Andrea Vettorello wrote:
> > On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 18:20:35 +1300, Andrew Walbran <qwandor@gmail.com> 
wrote:
> > > Hi
> > > I have recently started using Debian GNU / Linux, and have found that I
> > > am unable to compile anything with GCC. Compiling even a trivial
> > > program gives a number of 'undefined reference' errors:
> > >
> > > $ cat test.c
> > > int main() {
> > >  return 0;
> > > }
> > > $ gcc test.c
> > > /lib/libc.so.6: undefined reference to
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > > Compiling with the -static flag succeeds without errors, but this is
> > > not really a solution.
> > >
> > > I am using the latest packages from the 'testing' section, including
> > > gcc 3.3.5-5 and glibc 2.3.2.ds1-20, on a Pentium II.
> > >
> > > I found some similar reports in the mailing list archives and debian
> > > bug databases, but they were either specific to other architectures or
> > > marked as fixed by newer versions.
> > >
> > > I noticed that these errors refer to /lib/libc.so.6, whereas
> > > 'ldd /bin/echo' (for example) reports linking against
> > > /lib/tls/libc.so.6. I am not sure if this is relevant; what is the
> > > difference between the two libraries?
> > >
> > > What could be going wrong here, and what can I do to fix it?
> >
> > Do you have the "libc6-dev " library installed?
>
> Yes. libc6-dev 2.3.2.ds1-20 is installed.
>
>
> Andrew Walbran

OK, seeing as no-one on this list can help, can anyone suggest where else I 
could try? Is there some other mailing list more suited to this question?


Andrew Walbran