[tlug] printer setup and config problem

[Charles Muller <acmuller@example.com>]

I'm trying to get my HP Deskjet 955 working on Debian/Sarge/KDE3.2.

Using the KDE printer setup applet, I got to the place where the
location of the driver is requested, and not being able to find one on
my system, I found an HP Linux driver package with instructions at 

  http://hpinkjet.sourceforge.net/install.php

Where I got the following instructions:

> The download includes the HPIJS source code and a platform-independent
> automake/autoconf makefile. The makefile will compile and install the
> hpijs driver. By default the makefile will also do a Foomatic and CUPS
> install. After downloading to your directory use the following
> instructions.
> # tar xzvf hpijs-1.x.tar.gz
> # cd hpijs-1.x
> # ./configure
> # make
> Log in as root on your machine
> # make install

When I got to # ./configure, I found out that I was lacking the
necessary compiler, so I apt-got gcc. Running it again, I got

    xps8250:/home/chuck/docs/temp/hpijs-1.6.1# ./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)... no
    checking for gcc... gcc
    checking for C compiler default output... configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables
    See `config.log' for more details.

Googling this error message, I turned up a good number of mail
discussions, but no responses specific enough to allow me to figure out
what, exactly is wrong. 

`config.log' is quite long, but I'll paste it below. If anyone can
determine what I am lacking (beyond serious computing skills), it'll be
much appreciated.


Chuck

------------------------------
`config.log
-----------------------------

This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.

It was created by configure, which was
generated by GNU Autoconf 2.57.  Invocation command line was

  $ ./configure 

## --------- ##
## Platform. ##
## --------- ##

hostname = xps8250
uname -m = i686
uname -r = 2.6.3-1-386
uname -s = Linux
uname -v = #2 Tue Feb 24 20:20:23 EST 2004

/usr/bin/uname -p = unknown
/bin/uname -X     = unknown

/bin/arch              = i686
/usr/bin/arch -k       = unknown
/usr/convex/getsysinfo = unknown
hostinfo               = unknown
/bin/machine           = unknown
/usr/bin/oslevel       = unknown
/bin/universe          = unknown

PATH: /sbin
PATH: /bin
PATH: /usr/sbin
PATH: /usr/bin
PATH: /usr/bin/X11
PATH: /usr/local/sbin
PATH: /usr/local/bin


## ----------- ##
## Core tests. ##
## ----------- ##

configure:1321: checking for a BSD-compatible install
configure:1375: result: /usr/bin/install -c
configure:1386: checking whether build environment is sane
configure:1429: result: yes
configure:1462: checking for gawk
configure:1478: found /usr/bin/gawk
configure:1488: result: gawk
configure:1498: checking whether make sets $(MAKE)
configure:1522: result: no
configure:1711: checking for gcc
configure:1727: found /usr/bin/gcc
configure:1737: result: gcc
configure:1981: checking for C compiler version
configure:1984: gcc --version </dev/null >&5
gcc (GCC) 3.3.4 (Debian 1:3.3.4-11)
Copyright (C) 2003 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:1987: $? = 0
configure:1989: gcc -v </dev/null >&5
Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-linux/3.3.4/specs
Configured with: ../src/configure -v --enable-languages=c,c++,java,f77,pascal,objc,ada,treelang --prefix=/usr --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/3.3 --enable-shared --with-system-zlib --enable-nls --without-included-gettext --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-debug --enable-java-gc=boehm --enable-java-awt=xlib --enable-objc-gc i486-linux
Thread model: posix
gcc version 3.3.4 (Debian 1:3.3.4-11)
configure:1992: $? = 0
configure:1994: gcc -V </dev/null >&5
gcc: `-V' option must have argument
configure:1997: $? = 1
configure:2021: checking for C compiler default output
configure:2024: gcc    conftest.c  >&5
/usr/bin/ld: crt1.o: No such file: No such file or directory
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
configure:2027: $? = 1
configure: failed program was:
| #line 2000 "configure"
| /* confdefs.h.  */
| 
| #define PACKAGE_NAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
| #define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
| #define PACKAGE_STRING ""
| #define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
| #define PACKAGE "hpijs"
| #define VERSION "1.6.1"
| /* end confdefs.h.  */
| 
| int
| main ()
| {
| 
|   ;
|   return 0;
| }
configure:2066: error: C compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details.

## ---------------- ##
## Cache variables. ##
## ---------------- ##

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_CXXFLAGS_set=
ac_cv_env_CXXFLAGS_value=
ac_cv_env_CXX_set=
ac_cv_env_CXX_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_path_install='/usr/bin/install -c'
ac_cv_prog_AWK=gawk
ac_cv_prog_ac_ct_CC=gcc
ac_cv_prog_make_make_set=no

## ----------------- ##
## Output variables. ##
## ----------------- ##

ACLOCAL='${SHELL} /home/chuck/docs/temp/hpijs-1.6.1/missing --run aclocal-1.6'
AMDEPBACKSLASH=''
AMDEP_FALSE=''
AMDEP_TRUE=''
AMTAR='${SHELL} /home/chuck/docs/temp/hpijs-1.6.1/missing --run tar'
AUTOCONF='${SHELL} /home/chuck/docs/temp/hpijs-1.6.1/missing --run autoconf'
AUTOHEADER='${SHELL} /home/chuck/docs/temp/hpijs-1.6.1/missing --run autoheader'
AUTOMAKE='${SHELL} /home/chuck/docs/temp/hpijs-1.6.1/missing --run automake-1.6'
AWK='gawk'
CC='gcc'
CCDEPMODE=''
CFLAGS=''
CPP=''
CPPFLAGS=''
CUPS_FILTER_PATH=''
CUPS_INSTALL_FALSE=''
CUPS_INSTALL_TRUE=''
CUPS_PPD_PATH=''
CXX=''
CXXDEPMODE=''
CXXFLAGS=''
DEFS=''
DEPDIR=''
ECHO_C=''
ECHO_N='-n'
ECHO_T=''
EGREP=''
EXEEXT=''
FOOMATIC_INSTALL_FALSE=''
FOOMATIC_INSTALL_TRUE=''
INSTALL_DATA='${INSTALL} -m 644'
INSTALL_PROGRAM='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_SCRIPT='${INSTALL}'
INSTALL_STRIP_PROGRAM='${SHELL} $(install_sh) -c -s'
LDFLAGS=''
LIBOBJS=''
LIBS=''
LTLIBOBJS=''
MAKEINFO='${SHELL} /home/chuck/docs/temp/hpijs-1.6.1/missing --run makeinfo'
OBJEXT=''
PACKAGE='hpijs'
PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=''
PACKAGE_NAME=''
PACKAGE_STRING=''
PACKAGE_TARNAME=''
PACKAGE_VERSION=''
PATH_SEPARATOR=':'
SET_MAKE='MAKE=make'
SHELL='/bin/sh'
STRIP=''
VERSION='1.6.1'
ac_ct_CC='gcc'
ac_ct_CXX=''
ac_ct_STRIP=''
am__include=''
am__quote=''
bindir='${exec_prefix}/bin'
build=''
build_alias=''
build_cpu=''
build_os=''
build_vendor=''
datadir='${prefix}/share'
exec_prefix='NONE'
host=''
host_alias=''
host_cpu=''
host_os=''
host_vendor=''
includedir='${prefix}/include'
infodir='${prefix}/info'
install_sh='/home/chuck/docs/temp/hpijs-1.6.1/install-sh'
libdir='${exec_prefix}/lib'
libexecdir='${exec_prefix}/libexec'
localstatedir='${prefix}/var'
mandir='${prefix}/man'
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 "hpijs"
#define PACKAGE_BUGREPORT ""
#define PACKAGE_NAME ""
#define PACKAGE_STRING ""
#define PACKAGE_TARNAME ""
#define PACKAGE_VERSION ""
#define VERSION "1.6.1"

configure: exit 77





---------------------------
Charles Muller  

Toyo Gakuen University
Faculty of Humanities  
1660 Hiregasaki, Nagareyama-shi
Chiba 270-0161 JAPAN
Mobile Phone: 090-9310-1787

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