fail: perlbrew install stable

[rootcho]

hi tring to install perl via perlbrew... but seem to have problem with finding gcc.. btw gcc is installed :

Linux Mint
gcc version 4.8.1 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.8.1-10ubuntu8)

Dont even know what is the use of "crt1" and company ? Any idea how I can resolve this issue.. ?

perlbrew install stable


f this doesn't make any sense to you, just accept the default 'n'.
Build Perl for multiplicity? [n]  
 
Use which C compiler? [cc]  
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find crt1.o: No such file or directory
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find crti.o: No such file or directory
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lc
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find crtn.o: No such file or directory
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
Uh-oh, the C compiler 'cc' doesn't seem to be working.
 
You seem to have a working gcc, though.

*** However, any setting of the C compiler flags (e.g. for thread supp
+ort)
*** will be lost.  It may be necessary for you to restart Configure an
+d
*** add -Dcc=gcc to your Configure command line.

Would you like to go ahead and try gcc anyway? [n]  
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find crt1.o: No such file or directory
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find crti.o: No such file or directory
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lc
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find crtn.o: No such file or directory
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
Uh-oh, the C compiler 'cc' doesn't seem to be working.
You need to find a working C compiler.
Either (purchase and) install the C compiler supplied by your OS vendo
+r,
or for a free C compiler try http://gcc.gnu.org/
I cannot continue any further, aborting.

[kcott]

G'day rootcho,

"... but seem to have problem with finding gcc ..."

When it asked "Use which C compiler? [cc]", you took the default (i.e. cc). I don't know if that was a mistake or not; however, gcc would probably have been a better response.

gcc was found: "You seem to have a working gcc, though."

You chose not to use it: "Would you like to go ahead and try gcc anyway? [n]"

I think your choices are fairly clear:

• either "restart Configure and add -Dcc=gcc to your Configure command line."
• or indicate gcc when asked: "Use which C compiler?"
• or, failing taking one of those steps, do "go ahead and try gcc anyway"

Unless there's some other problem you haven't mentioned, I suggest you try again using one of those choices.

[rootcho]

Hi guys,
this is log file..
I cant pick options, it is not manual process.. I just issue the command then perlbrew is doing all this automatically.. i.e. I dont have any control

[kcott]

Take a look at perlbrew. It looks like you have at least two options:

• Under CONFIGURATION see PERLBREW_CONFIGURE_FLAGS.
• Under COMMAND: INSTALL see the -D switch.

[wazat]

I haven't used perlbrew, so I don't know if the following will be helpful.

I vaguely recall crt is "C runtime", basically bootstrapping code for compiled C programs.

If you get the opportunity to respond to the prompt

Would you like to go ahead and try gcc anyway? [n]

Try typing 'y'.

[Anonymous Monk]

It sounds like you're missing something from your setup. Do you have the Debian package build-essential installed?

[rootcho]

That solved it .. thanks (I've used Linux Mint for just two days , which is why I missed those things)